Snake Slough

Traditional Use

Primary Actions

• Dispels wind and stops spasms or convulsions in childhood or febrile-wind traditions.
• Brightens the eyes and removes superficial obstruction, especially for red eyes or corneal opacity-style complaints.
• Resolves swelling and attacks toxin in sore throat, chronic sores, scrofula, and localized inflammatory conditions.
• Relieves itching and helps with skin conditions involving wind or parasite irritation.

Secondary Actions

• She Tui is the sloughed skin layer, not snake flesh or bile, and its traditional profile is correspondingly lighter and more surface-oriented.
• This page stays conservative because direct modern indexed literature on the classical medicinal itself is thin compared with the strength of traditional use.

Classic Formulas

• Wind-spasm and childhood convulsion combinations ... the traditional internal calming lane.
• Eye and throat pairings for corneal film or sore throat ... the upper-orifice use context.
• Topical toxin-attacking combinations with Lu Feng Fang or Feng Fang ... older skin and sore practice.

Classical References

• Traditional herbology describes She Tui as sweet, salty, and neutral, entering the Liver to dispel wind and benefit the eyes.
• Its classic indications extend to convulsions, sore throat, skin itching, and chronic toxic swellings.
• The slough is valued for a light, penetrating quality that acts on the surface, channels, and upper orifices.