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She Tui - Elaphe taenura
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She Tui
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Periostracum Serpentis
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| Introduction |
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Periostracum Serpentis is the dried epidermal membrane of Elaphe taeniura Cope, Elaphe carinata (Guenther) or Zaocys dhumnades (Cantor) (Fam. Colubridae). The drug is collected from the end of spring to early winter, removed from soil and sand, dried.
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| Western medical |
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she tui is used to treat mumps, otitis media, scrofula, folliculitis, boils, cellulites, stye and lymphangitis, etc..
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| Eastern medical |
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- Pattern: Disperses Wind, calms convulsion, kills parasites, removes Toxin, treats nebula and brightens the Eyes.
- Properties: Salty, sweet and neutral.
- Channels entered: Liver.
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| Chemical constituents |
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she tui contains a large amount of ossein and unsaturated fatty acids. It also contains various elements including S, P, Si, Fe, Ca, Al, Cl, Cr, K, Mg and Mn, etc..
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| Pharmacological actions |
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| Anti-inflammatory effect |
she tui could inhibit the chemotaxis of WBC and the swelling caused by carrageenin and mustard seeds. It could also inhibit the vascular permeability. |
| Hemolysis inhibiting effect |
she tui could inhibit hemolysis due to pressure.
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| Clinical Studies |
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| Mumps |
90 cases of mumps were trated with scrambled eggs with she tui, in 81% cases, the swelling was relieved within 2 days. |
| Otitis media |
she tui was burnt to ash, grounded into fine powder and mixed with sesame oil. The oil was used to drip into the ear to treat otitis media, once daily or every other day. Among 21 treated cases, 19 were cured. |
| Others |
she tui is reported to have effects on scrofula, folliculitis, boils, cellulites, stye and lymphangitis, etc.. |
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| References |
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Except those noted, all references come from Weng Weiliang, et al., Clinical Chinese materia medica, Henan Science & Technology Press, 1998 |
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