Scorpions

Last updated 2026-11-12 — Scorpions have been farmed in Shunping County for decades, yielding an annual production of 10 tons that can be exported to countries such as New Zealand and Russia. Scorpions are an essential component in traditional Chinese medicine, used to calm wind, relieve spasms, counteract toxins, disperse nodules, unblock meridians, and alleviate pain. They are applied in treating infantile convulsions, spasms, facial paralysis due to stroke, hemiplegia, tetanus, rheumatic arthralgia, migraine, sores, and scrofula.