Scorpion Chinese medicine name for the whole scorpion, for the pincer scorpion family animal East Asia pincer scorpion dry body. It is pungent in flavor, flat in nature, poisonous, and belongs to the liver meridian. Scorpion has the effects of calming wind and suppressing spasm, clearing channels and relieving pain, and attacking toxins and dispersing knots. Clinically, whole scorpion is often used in the treatment of liver wind, spasm and convulsions, stroke, hemiplegia (inability to move one side of the limb), rheumatism and paralysis, sores and ulcers, scrofula (mainly refers to the cervical lymph nodes tuberculosis) and other diseases. The adverse effects of Scorpion are not clear, and it is contraindicated in pregnant women. Scorpion is poisonous and cannot be used by cancer patients for a long period of time. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended to use it under the guidance of a professional physician, and not blindly self-medication.