Series of Chinese Folk Therapies -- Bee Venom Therapy

Author: Li Wanqiao
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Although this therapy has no dedicated monograph, it has long been practiced by people and developed based on snake venom, scorpion venom, and spider venom therapies. The Tang Dynasty writer Liu Zongyuan's "Discourse on" (Bushi Zhe Shuo) mentions the use of snake venom for treating diseases, and Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" (Bencao Gangmu) also records spider venom therapy. Bee venom therapy has gradually gained attention from medical professionals and been applied in clinical practice. Currently, bee venom has been formulated into injections for treatment.