lizard

lizard

(Jilin Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] Ma she Zi and Ma she Zi (Jilin Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the whole body of Eremias argus.

[animal morphology] Eremias argus

The total length is about 13 cm. The back is brownish green, and there are six rows of light colored round eye spots from front to back, arranged in a square pattern; the ventral surface is light colored, without spots. The head is triangular, the snout length is shorter than the distance between eyes and ears, a pair of nostrils with 2 scales around, and four pairs of Chin scales. Small scales on the back. The ventral scales are smooth and arranged transversely. The limbs are well developed and each has five toes. The tail is long and its scales are arranged in a ring.

It inhabits in dry sandy land, hillside and plain near wheat field. Distributed in Northeast China and Gansu, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Qinghai and other places.

[collection] capture in summer and autumn, crush to death, wear wire through the head, dry or dry.

[function indications] Xiaoying Sanhuang. Treatment of lymph node tuberculosis.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: Yanmo, 1. External use: grind the end to adjust to apply, appropriate amount.

[selection] 1. Treatment of lymph node tuberculosis: one horse snake seed, three baked noodles and three eggs. Cut a small hole at one end. Divide the horse snake seed noodles into three parts, put them into the eggs, seal them with paper, burn them on charcoal fire, grind the noodles, and apply sesame oil to the affected area. (northeast animal medicine)

② Cure sheep disease wind: a lizard. Bake with tile and grind into fine powder. Take yellow rice wine once a day. (Jilin Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Cure urination impassable: lizard scorpion 3, mole cricket 7 (go head). Pound into mud, fry in water, take twice a day. (Jilin Chinese herbal medicine)

[clinical application] treatment of chronic tracheitis

Dried snake seeds were taken orally in capsules, 0.6-0.9 g each time, once a day. Clinical observation of 488 cases, 75 cases (15.5%) were markedly effective, 263 cases (59.5%) improved, the total effective rate was 75%. In practice, it is found that the curative effect is better for patients with phlegm, but not for patients without phlegm. The results showed that 34 cases (25.6%) were markedly effective, 79 cases (60%) were improved, and the total effective rate was 85.6%. Later, it was found that the curative effect was not good for the patients with phlegm heat syndrome differentiation, and even aggravated the disease. Therefore, 40 cases of cold phlegm type and wet phlegm type were further selected for observation. The results showed that 19 cases (47.5%) were markedly effective, 14 cases (35%) were improved, and the total effective rate was 82.5%. Side effects: some cases have dry mouth and other reactions. According to the drug effect and its reaction, the author thinks that lizard's property seems to be "warm", and its main function is to inhibit the secretion of sputum, because after taking the medicine, the patient does not make the sputum thin and easy to get out, but consciously reduce the amount of sputum, or even completely disappear. It has no obvious effect on cough and asthma.

Chinese PinYin : Xi Yi