| Objective Guided by the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and system,conclude and ancient physicians understanding of scorpion, and research progress ofmodern medicine, for the clinical application of scorpion and provide theoretical referencefor further research.Methods With the method of literature research, using frequency statistics method,summarized all previous dynasties recorded scorpion’s literature, theformulas generalizeknowledge of scorpion and using the experience of traditional Chinese medicine.Results By computer and manual retrieval, the communist party of China inancient medical books, the selected383prescriptions containing scorpion, including12herbs for more than138,1887-12herbs, the rest57first. Dosage form, a total of6kindsof prescriptions, powder176,102first pills, one88,8first wine agent, ointment6first,apply the3first. Involved in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)305, drug use frequencyof4785times.Were the most frequently with the compatibility of drugs, in turn,batryticated silkworm, windproof, gastrodia elata, musk, etc, including nourish medicine,liver XiFeng medicine, medicine10classes. And the scorpion’s dosage is mainly betweenone to two.Modern medical books of the communist party of China screened120prescriptionscontaining scorpion, including medicinal broth,5430first pills, powder20, paste10,6wine agent first. Involved in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)154, drug use frequencyof1428times. Most often consists of drug, in turn, match with scorpion is a centipede,rhizoma ligustici wallichii, angelica, batryticated silkworm, etc, mainly divided intopromoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis drugs, liver XiFeng medicine, etc.Thescorpion into one common dose for3~6g, grind swallow, at the end of the0.6~1g eachtime. Conclusion That ancient physicians understanding of scorpion indications in thecard not disease, scorpion can be used for all kinds of stubborn disease caused by wind evil.This product is toxic, dosage shoulds not be too large.Pregnant women and blooddeficiency wind careful or disabled.Scorpion in ancient TCM is given priority to with fry, to poison, modern withcommon salt.Scorpion dosage form is varied, the ancient is given priority to with powder,more modern is given priority to with medicinal broth.Proper compatibility can enhance Scorpio’s effect and reduce the side effects. Inancient prescriptions it is mostly used together with the drugs of relieving the exteriordisorder, calming the liver to stop endogenous wind and the ones of eliminating the windand dampness. However, in modern proportion, it is mostly used together with the drugs ofstasis-dissolving, the ones of eliminating the wind and dampness and calming the liver tostop endogenous wind. To promote blood circulation, expel pathogenic wind and free thechannels have become the main methods of treating stubborn wind syndromes.Scorpion is more and more widely applied in rheumatism disease, and the effect ismore significant for the later period of sputum and blood stasis rheumatism. The role ofscorpion is mainly removing pathogenic factors, so we should pay attention to personalphysical condition of the patient. |