Taboos and Side Effects of Drinking Snake Skin Wine

Taboos of Drinking Snake Skin Wine

 After consuming snake skin, it has the effects of killing parasites, reducing swelling, dispelling wind, and calming nerves. However, it is not suitable for pregnant women, as it can cause serious consequences for both the mother and the fetus. In this article, I will discuss in detail the taboos related to drinking snake skin wine.

 Snake skin is actually the shed skin of various snakes, especially the shed skin of red-chain snakes, king snakes, and black-headed snakes, which are more widely used. In traditional Chinese medicine, the scientific use of snake skin can have the effects of reducing swelling, dispelling wind, killing parasites, and is commonly used to treat eye diseases, boils, lymphadenitis, mumps, vitiligo, childhood epilepsy, throat ulcers, and scabies, with very good results.

Taboos of Drinking Snake Skin Wine, Side Effects of Drinking Snake Skin Wine, Disadvantages of Drinking Snake Skin Wine

 Although snake skin has many benefits when consumed, if not used scientifically as a traditional Chinese medicine, it can still harm the body. I suggest that we must master the correct usage and dosage of snake skin in daily life, avoid pregnant women from taking it, and also learn how to identify this traditional Chinese medicine. Only by mastering this knowledge can we better ensure safety. The specific taboos of drinking snake skin wine are as follows:

First: Usage and Dosage of Snake Skin

 Snake skin is mostly used for decoction, with a dosage ranging from 0.5 qian to 1 qian. It can also be ground into powder or made into medicinal powder or wine. If external use of snake skin is urgently needed, it can be decocted and used for fumigation, or ground into powder and applied directly to the affected area. Both methods have very good therapeutic effects.

Second: People who are not suitable for taking snake skin

 According to the famous traditional Chinese medicine book "Compendium of Materia Medica", pregnant women are not suitable for taking snake skin, as it can cause serious side effects. "Annotation on Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that although snake skin can effectively treat childhood epilepsy, it does not work well for patients with liver and heart deficiency caused by external pathogenic factors.

Third: Identification of Snake Skin

 Snake skin is generally a cylindrical, semi-transparent film that is easily broken. Most of the snake skins sold in the market are flattened or slightly wrinkled. The dorsal side of the snake skin is silver-gray with a certain luster, and it is covered with oval or diamond-shaped scales. The abdomen has a row of oval scale patterns, and the inner surface is relatively smooth and shiny. The texture of the medicinal material is soft and easily broken, with a certain fishy smell when smelled, and a light taste with a certain saltiness when tasted.

 In daily life, when selecting snake skin, we should choose those with white color, delicate skin, long and thick strips, intact without breakage, and less sediment. If the snake skin is corroded by rain and dew during the shedding process, it is prone to rot and cannot be used as medicine.

Fourth: Taboos of Snake Skin in Combination with Other Medicinal Materials

 The book "Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica" introduces that snake skin should not be used in combination with cishi stone, as it can change the medicinal properties. Taking it together may cause abnormal health conditions.

Taboos of Drinking Snake Skin Wine, Side Effects of Drinking Snake Skin Wine, Disadvantages of Drinking Snake Skin Wine

Methods of Consuming Snake Skin

 In addition to understanding the taboos of drinking snake skin wine, we should also know how to use this traditional Chinese medicine. Only by mastering the correct methods of consuming snake skin can we better avoid side effects.

First: Snake Skin Stir-Fried with Eggs

 Ingredients: Snake skin, eggs, salt, vegetable oil

 Method: Wash the snake skin and cut it into small pieces. Beat the eggs and pour them into a bowl. Mix the snake skin and eggs together, then add salt and continue stirring. Add an appropriate amount of vegetable oil to the pan, and after the oil is heated, add the prepared eggs and snake skin. Stir-fry until cooked.

 Efficacy: This stir-fried snake skin with eggs has the effects of dispelling wind and reducing swelling, especially suitable for children with epidemic parotitis. Eggs contain rich protein, fat, trace elements, and vitamins. Among them, the protein in eggs is one of the highest quality proteins in nature, and it can effectively repair liver tissue damage. In addition, eggs also contain a large amount of lecithin, phospholipids, and DHA, which promote the development of the nervous system and body.

Second: Snake Skin and Scallion Recipe

 Ingredients: Snake skin, scallions

 Method: First, wash the snake skin and scallions, then chop them and stir-fry until cooked. Then sandwich them together with steamed buns and consume. Children around ten years old can consume it once a day, but pay attention to the dosage.

 Efficacy: This snake skin and scallion recipe has the effects of dispelling wind, reducing swelling, and dissipating stagnation, suitable for patients with epidemic parotitis. If consumed continuously for several days, the disease can disappear.

Third: Salt and Pepper Snake Skin

 Ingredients: Snake skin, salt and pepper, eggs, starch, ground pepper, salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, sesame oil

 Method: First, rinse the snake skin and add salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, and ground pepper to the pot to stew until soft. Remove it from the pot, let it cool, and then cut it into pieces. Mix the prepared snake skin with eggs and starch, then fry it in hot oil until crispy. Finally, add an appropriate amount of salt and pepper and drizzle with sesame oil.