There are no relevant studies on nephrotoxicity of strychnine applied externally.
Strychnine belongs to the blood-activating and stasis-eliminating (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body) medicines in the blood-activating and wound-healing medicines, and is the dried mature seeds of Strychnine, family Strychnidae. It enters the liver and spleen meridians. Its flavor is pungent and flat. Strychnine has the efficacy of dispersing knots and subduing swellings, and relieving pain by clearing the channels and collaterals.
Strychnine is used in the treatment of carbuncle and gangrene (a kind of poisonous sores, acute suppurative diseases occurring on the surface of the body, limbs and internal organs), rheumatism and stubborn paralysis, sequelae of polio, fall and flutter injuries, numbness and paralysis, rheumatoid arthralgia, etc. It has a strong poisonous effect.
Strychnine has great toxicity, so it should not be used in raw form or taken for a long time, and it is forbidden to use strychnine in pregnant women. Strychnine is not suitable for pregnant women. It is also not suitable for those who are allergic to strychnine.
If necessary, please use it under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to avoid delays or adverse reactions.