Guest guest Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Hi, I remember learning in school to burn direct moxa on LI5 for snake bite. Never heard of anyone trying it though. ~Jody Herriott, L.Ac. On Oct 19, 2004, at 10:11 AM, shannahickle wrote: > > Hi all > > I have a male patient, 57, otherwise pretty healthy, who was bitten > by a rattlesnake around Sp 4 last Friday. He's been in hospital > since then with swelling moving up to the groin. They have had to > adminsiter at least 4 doses of anti-venin with no real reduction in > swelling. They are keeping him until at least Wed. at last report. > He is anxious to begin CM therapy to help recovery. The swelling is > red and hot in places. To my understanding this is heat toxin (?). I > find no formulas in Bensky that specifically talk about snake bite > althought there are several single herbs which do mention in. I was > wondering if anyone has any experience with this. Of the formulas in > Bensky, Xian fang huo ming yin or Wu wei xiao du yin seem most > likely to me. Should I add any specific snake bite herbs like Bai > Wei or Bai hua she she cao? I don't have chuan shan jia or zao jiao > ci--can these be left out or are there other substitutes? Or should > we just use single snake bite herbs? How about points? P6, Bl 40? > Others? Is it safe to needle the affected leg? Bleeding? > > Thanks, Shanna > > > > > > > http://babel.altavista.com/ > > > and > adjust accordingly. > > If you , it takes a few days for the messages to stop > being delivered. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the > group requires prior permission from the author. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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