The venom of the king cobra snake contains mainly neurotoxins, as well as cardiotoxins. After biting something, it is often not easy to let go. The dry poison in the venom is about 100 mg, and the average lethal dose is 12 mg. The bitten will cause swelling, nausea, abdominal pain, respiratory paralysis, speech disturbance, and coma within a few minutes. If there is no timely medical treatment within half an hour after being bitten, the person will surely die. Although it is so vicious, many people are willing to keep it because it has great economic value. The main value is reflected in the following aspects.

King Cobra

Medical Uses

Drug Name: King Cobra Venom

Efficacy: Pain relief, blood breakout and stagnation.

Indications: For various pain disorders, amenorrhea, cancer.

Nature and flavor: pungent, warm, and poisonous. Enter the Heart Sutra.

Usage and Dosage: Oral: It can only be taken after special processing. Textual research: It was first published in Chinese Medicinal Animals.

Chemical composition of traditional Chinese medicine: snake venom is golden yellow egg white viscous liquid, the average amount of venom discharged from each snake bite is 382.4mg, the weight of low-temperature vacuum drying is 101.9mg, and the venom contains 26.6% solid content, Moisture 73.4%. Contains phospholipase A2 (PhospholipaaseA2), L-arginine ester hydrolase (a metal-free serine protein, is a heat-resistant amino acid ester hydrolase), proteases, adenosine triphosphate, 5-nucleotide, Antithrombin, etc. It contains 2 toxins, consists of 13 amino acid residues, and has 5 disulfide bonds in the molecule. The amino acid sequence is similar to the neurotoxicity of Naja. Bungarus. It still contains polypeptide DE-1 (PolypeptideDE-1), which consists of 60 amino acid residues and is cross-linked by 4 disulfide bonds in the molecule. Although the amino acid sequence is similar to that of short-chain neurotoxicity, the toxicity is extremely low. [18]

Economic value

The king cobra is a special economic animal with high economic value. Each has different medicinal value. In particular, snake venom is an animal medicinal material that is extremely scarce in the international market. It is known as liquid gold in the international market. Its price is dozens of times more expensive than gold, and the supply is in short supply.