Which five poisons are the five poisons

The "five poisons" in Han folklore are five kinds of animals, namely, snakes, centipedes (also known as thunder geckos), scorpions, geckos and toads. Han folklore believes that the five poisons begin to give birth at noon on the Dragon Boat Festival in May every year. Before noon on this day, sprinkle lime, spray realgar wine and burn smoke in the corners and dark places of the house to extinguish the five poisons and drive out filth. At the same time, sweep the dust and garbage outdoors to clean its room.

Snake

Snake is a general term for degenerated reptiles, belonging to the suborder Reptilia. Like all reptiles, snakes are covered with scales, and all snakes are carnivores. At present, there are more than 3000 species of snakes in the world, with slender bodies, degenerated limbs, no movable eyelids, no ear holes, no limbs, no forelimb bands, body surface covered with scales, some poisonous, but most non-toxic.

centipede

The centipede, also known as Tianlong, millipede, less spinous centipede, etc., is a terrestrial arthropod. The body is composed of many segments, and each segment has steps, so it is a polypod, which is generally more common in rural areas. It is often located in damp corners, bricks, rotten leaves, dilapidated and damp houses. It is more common in summer. Carnivores have a wide range of recipes, especially like to prey on all kinds of insects. Poisonous glands secrete venom, which can be used as medicine and is suitable for artificial feeding.

Scorpion

Scorpions are arachnids. The earliest scorpions on land appeared in the Silurian period about 430 million years ago. There are more than 800 species of scorpions in the world and 15 species in China. Scorpions are commonly used in medicine and wine. Any scorpion is poisonous and the toxicity varies.

Gecko

Gecko is a kind of lizard, also known as gecko, gecko, wall-climbing gecko, four-legged snake, gecko, scorpion tiger, Tianlong, eaves snake, eaves dragon, etc., with a flat back and abdomen, lined with grain scales or mixed wart scales. Fingers and toes expand, forming skin folds under them, densely covered with glandular hairs, with adhesion ability, which can crawl quickly on walls, ceilings or smooth planes. since ancient times, it has been spread among folk that the urine of geckos is very poisonous, blind in the eyes, and deaf in the ears. drop to the human body will cause ulceration, eat gecko crawling things will be poisoned to death, therefore, in ancient times, it was listed as one of the "five poisons" (scorpion, snake, centipede, gecko, toad).

Toad

Toads, also known as scabies toads, etc., amphibians, body surface has many bumps, there are poisonous glands, in our country is divided into Chinese big toad and black orbit toad, the toad and toad clothes extracted from it are the scarce medicinal materials in our country, the toad is not uncommon in the ancient decoration, and there are toad patterns on the bronze wares of the Yin and Shang dynasties. From the warring States to the Wei and Jin dynasties, the toad has always been regarded as a divine object, with the function of ward off evil spirits, and is also considered one of the five poisons.