What is the current market price of geckos?
The gecko is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, consisting of the whole body of the Gekkonidae animal Gekko japonicus, Gekko swinhonis, or Gekko subpalmatus. It is salty in taste and cold in nature, with the effects of dispelling wind, activating collaterals, and dissipating masses. It is commonly used for stroke paralysis, rheumatic joint pain, osteomyelitis, lymphatic tuberculosis, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, primary liver cancer, intestinal cancer and other conditions. Let us take a look at the market price of geckos below!
Market price of geckos
The market price of geckos depends on size, and is generally priced by weight. Fresh ones usually cost 15 yuan per jin, while authentic wild dried geckos range from 300 to 500 yuan per jin. Calculating it out, one adult wild dried gecko generally costs around 20 to 30 yuan, with the comprehensive determination depending on grade, size, preparation, completeness, regional market conditions, and so on.
Medicinal value of geckos
[Nature and taste] Salty in taste, cold in nature, slightly toxic.
[Meridian tropism] Kidney and liver meridians.
[Effects] Dispels wind, activates collaterals, and dissipates masses. Used for stroke paralysis, rheumatic joint pain, osteomyelitis, lymphatic tuberculosis, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, primary liver cancer, intestinal cancer, etc.
[Usage] Stir-fry and grind into fine powder, take 0.9-1.5 grams per dose, or 1.5-4.5 grams decocted in water.
Compatibility and applications of geckos
1. Gecko with gambir vine: Gambir vine is sweet and cold, entering the pericardium and liver meridians, with good effects of calming wind and stopping spasms, clearing heat and pacifying the liver. When combined with gecko, it enhances the effects of calming wind and relieving spasms, while also invigorating blood and nourishing blood, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain.
2. Gecko with common selfheal fruit-spike: Common selfheal fruit-spike is bitter and cold, entering the liver and gallbladder meridians, with the effects of clearing liver fire and dissipating stagnant masses. It is an important herb for treating liver blood dryness and hard scrofula. When combined with gecko, the effects of softening hardness and dissipating masses, clearing the liver and relieving depression, and clearing heat and detoxifying are greatly enhanced.
3. Gecko with rhizoma arisaematis: Rhizoma arisaematis is good at opening and draining, specifically addressing wind-phlegm and damp-phlegm in the meridians, with the effects of drying dampness and transforming phlegm, dispelling wind and relieving spasms. When the two herbs are combined, gecko with arisaema enhances the effects of calming wind and relieving spasms and drying dampness and transforming phlegm, while arisaema with gecko prevents the medicinal nature from being too pungent. When the two herbs are used together, the effects in treating stroke paralysis, lockjaw and body rigidity, tendon and vessel spasms, and convulsions and tetanus are significant.
4. Gecko with honeysuckle flower: Honeysuckle flower clears heat and detoxifies, having both mild dispersing effects and the actions of detoxifying, cooling blood, and stopping dysentery. When combined with gecko, the heat-clearing and detoxifying effects are particularly significant.
5. Gecko with myrrh: Myrrh invigorates blood and relieves pain, reduces swelling and promotes tissue regeneration. Gecko is good at invigorating blood and unblocking collaterals, dispelling wind and relieving pain. When the two herbs are used together, the pain-relieving effect is doubled. For joint wind pain and rheumatic arthralgia, these two herbs give the best therapeutic effect.