Guest guest Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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