Processing method of scorpion

Scorpion is a traditional medicinal animal. There are more than 30 kinds of proprietary Chinese medicines prepared with scorpion as the main agent. Scorpion is a rare traditional Chinese medicine in short supply at home and abroad, mainly for rubella and stroke, hemiplegia, crooked mouth and eyes, astringent language, hand and foot convulsions and so on. Scorpion venom has been extracted and purified in China, and has been used in the treatment of cancer, heart disease and nervous system diseases.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the dried scorpion is called "whole scorpion" or "whole worm". Scorpions sold on the market can be processed in two ways.

1, salty scorpion processing method first put the scorpion in cold water, wash the soil attached to the body and discharge feces, but the time should not be too long, do not drown the scorpion. Then use 120-200 grams of salt per kilogram of live scorpion, dissolve the salt in 2-3 kilograms of water, fish out the live scorpion and put it in salt water, and soon drown. Soak the scorpion in salt water for 8-10 hours, then clarify the salt water, pour it into a large iron pot and bring to a boil, then put the scorpion into boiling salt water and cook for 10-20 minutes. Finally, the scorpion will be fished out, spread on the straw curtain or mat and put in the ventilated place to dry, that is, the "salty scorpion".

2, the processing method of light scorpion add a little salt to the water, generally use 30 grams of salt per kilogram of live scorpion, boil the salt water, wash the scorpion in cold water, then boil the washed live scorpion in boiling salt water, fish it out when the water boils again, and dry it into a "light scorpion".

Salty scorpion in summer anti-brine easy to lose legs, or even broken, but can prevent moth, light scorpion is more complete, but easy to be eaten by moths.