The efficacy and function of the cloud fruit borer

The efficacy and function of the traditional Chinese medicine Cloudberry borer are very great. We can often see Cloudberry borer in our lives. Utilizing the medicinal and therapeutic properties of Cloudberry borer will bring us many unexpected benefits in health care. Let's take a look at the traditional Chinese medicine Cloudberry borer.

[Other names] Yellow cattle thorn insect (Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine), Huangliao thorn insect, longhorn beetle larvae (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records), cloud fruit borer (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine Handbook).

[Source] It is the larvae of an insect that parasitizes on the stems of the leguminous plant Caesalpinia paniculata . In summer and autumn, look for wormholes on the stems or roots of the cloudberry tree, cut them open with a knife, and use them immediately or dry them and store them in an airtight container.

[Functions and indications] Treat infantile malnutrition, slow outbreak of measles, and pain in muscles and bones.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating infantile malnutrition: 10 to 20 yellow cattle thorn worms, roast and grind into fine powder, mix with porridge regardless of dosage and frequency. Temporarily avoid eating foods that are difficult to digest. (Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine) (12): 32, 1958) ㈡ The larvae of the longhorn beetle can be roasted and fried with eggs for consumption. (Zhejiang Tianmu Yam Plant Records)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Hunan Materia Medica".

The cloud fruit borer is a medicinal material that has existed for a long time. It is recorded in many Chinese medicine books, which shows that the cloud fruit borer does have good medicinal value.