According to historical records, the use of scorpions in medicine has a history of more than 1100 years, and they can be processed into hundreds of delicious dishes. The main type of scorpion used in medicine is called Yimeng scorpion, as it is mainly found in the Yimeng Mountain area. So what are the health recipes for scorpions?
【Characteristics of Scorpions】
The East Asian scorpion has a body length of about 60mm. The cephalothorax (head and thorax) is greenish-brown, and the abdomen is yellowish-brown. The cephalothorax has a trapezoidal shape, with three pairs of lateral eyes. The chest plate is triangular, and the pincers on the upper limbs have two teeth.
The pincers are shaped like pliers, with 12 rows of granules on the inner sides of the upper and lower limbs. The third and fourth pairs of walking legs have spurs on the tibia, and each tarsus of the walking legs has two claws and one spur. The front dorsal plate of the abdomen has five ridges. The genital operculum is composed of two semi-circular plates. The comb-like structure has 16-25 teeth. The first four segments of the abdomen have 10 ridges each, the fifth segment has five ridges, and there is no spur below the venomous sting of the sixth segment.
Ecological environment: It is often found in damp and dark places on the bottom of rocks and in rock crevices.
Distribution: Mainly distributed in Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, and other places.
【Recommended Health Recipes for Scorpions】
1. Take 10g of scorpion, centipede, and Gastrodia elata, and 20g of silkworm pupa. Grind them into powder. Take 1-1.5g each time, and drink it with boiled water. It is used to treat acute infectious diseases, high fever convulsions, and spasm. The initial dose can be 3-6g, and then take 1-1.5g every 4-6 hours.
2. Take 1 scorpion and 4 mint leaves. Roast them together until the mint leaves are charred. Grind them into powder separately and divide into 4 portions. Take them with warm water. It is used to treat infantile convulsions and spasm.
3. Grind scorpion into fine powder and swallow 1.2g each time. It is used to treat rheumatic pain. It works better when combined with other herbs for treating rheumatism.
4. For herpes zoster, which is caused by damp-heat pathogenic factors, Longdan Xiegan Decoction or Chushi Weiqin Decoction is effective for most cases. However, for persistent pain, take 60g of scorpion and grind it into 20 packets. Take 1 packet in the morning and 1 packet in the evening until recovery. Scorpion is a miraculous analgesic that can relieve various stubborn pains.
5. For extremely stubborn pain that is not relieved by conventional drugs, take 9g each of scorpion, hook vine, and purple river carthamus, and grind them into powder. Divide into 10 portions. Take 1 portion twice daily. It usually takes 1-2 days to be effective. After the pain subsides, take 1 portion every other day to consolidate the therapeutic effect.
6. For headache, grind scorpion into powder and apply a small amount to the temples. Fix it with adhesive tape and replace it every two days. It is also effective.
7. For unbearable migraines, take 21 scorpions, 6 earthworms, 3 dog testicles, and 15g of gallnut. Grind them into powder and mix with alcohol. Apply it to the temples. It is also effective to combine with centipede, white silkworm pupa, white aconite, and chuanxiong.
8. For mastitis, take 2 scorpions and wrap them in a hot steamed bun. Swallow it before meals. It is very effective.
9. Take 1 scorpion, grind it into powder, mix it with alcohol, and use it as ear drops. It is effective for immediate relief. Grind scorpion together with silkworm pupa, centipede, and white aconite into powder. Take 1-1.5g twice daily. Alternatively, combine it with gardenia fruit, white angelica, and other herbs to treat epilepsy, tetanus, and stroke.
10. For kidney deficiency and deafness, according to the "Du Ren Fang" prescription, taking 2 doses of scorpion can cure it in 10 years. Take 49 small scorpions, 49 slices of ginger the size of a scorpion, fry them together, grind them into powder, and take it with warm wine. Take another dose before 23:00 in the evening, even if it causes drunkenness. The next day, the condition will improve.
11. For blurred vision due to Qi deficiency and lack of clear yang energy, take 3g of scorpion (ground into powder) with Buzhong Yiqi Decoction. For those with insufficient liver and kidney, adding scorpion to Qiju Dihuang Pill will have better effects.
12. For eyelid or facial spasms, adding 2-3g of scorpion to Qi and Blood nourishing prescriptions will have faster effects.
