Medicinal value of pangolin

Pangolin, which looks ugly at first glance, is actually a traditional Chinese medicinal material with high nutritional value and medicinal value. Pangolins have scales all over their bodies, which is their way of protecting themselves. It is precisely because of these scales that the medicinal value of pangolins is higher. Pangolin can be used as medicine to treat many diseases, such as treating oral abscesses and treating lack of milk in lactating women.

Pangolin is a small animal that lives in the mountains for a long time. When it is used in traditional Chinese medicine formulas, it must be processed by special ammonium salts before use. Pangolins have extremely high medicinal value and have a very good nourishing effect on people's health. But it cannot be used directly as medicine and needs to be processed before consumption.

The prescription names include roasted pangolin, roasted pangolin beads, and fried pangolin slices. Pangolin has four major functions, which are described as follows: The first function of pangolin is to regulate menstruation and promote lactation. When women experience amenorrhea, they can mix 6 grams of Dijiazhu powder with rice wine, take it in 3 doses, and stop taking it when menstruation comes. As for the treatment of postpartum milk obstruction, take 10 grams of Paojia tablets, 10 grams of Vaccaria segetalis, 6 grams of Tongcao, and 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, decocted in water and taken. There is a folk saying: "Pangolins are not good for the king, but women who eat them will have a constant flow of milk."

The second function of pangolin is to remove blood stasis and relieve nodules. Specifically, pangolins can be used to treat injuries, swollen joints, flank pain, hemiplegia, various swollen lymph nodes, and tumor masses (including various cancers). In order to increase the medicinal effect, it should be used together with peach kernel, Trillium, Curcuma, Salvia miltiorrhiza, turtle shell, etc. When prescribing, specific additions or subtractions should be made based on the severity of the disease and the strength of the physical condition.

The third function of pangolin is to eliminate carbuncles and discharge pus. "Medical Records of Combining Chinese and Western Medicine" says: "Pangolin has a light taste and a neutral nature, with a fishy smell and a moving smell. Its moving nature is so profound that it can clear up the internal organs, penetrate the meridians, and reach the joints. It can open up all blood clots and blood accumulation. Use it to treat carbuncles, so feel free to use it and you will see the effect immediately." When treating carbuncle without head, take 30 grams of pangolin slices, roast them until they are brown, grind them into fine powder, take 3 grams each time, mix with hot wine and drink; if the sore has broken, add wax gourd vine to the unaffected area; if the sore is ulcerated, add water and apply it. It can be applied to all kinds of boils and swellings.

The fourth function of pangolin is external hemostasis. When used to stop bleeding, take clean pangolin slices, place them in heated vegetable oil, fry them until they turn yellow (do not overcook), dry them in the sun or allow them to evaporate naturally to remove the oil, then grind them into extremely fine powder, divide them into high-temperature resistant bottles, sterilize them under high pressure, and then dry them in an oven to obtain pangolin hemostatic powder. When using, quickly and evenly sprinkle the hemostatic agent on the bleeding area and gently apply pressure to bandage it.

Pangolin, this seemingly unremarkable creature, actually has so many medicinal values ​​that we are not familiar with. It really is true that one cannot judge a book by its cover. Although pangolin is a very good medicinal material, it must not be used directly as medicine. It must be processed using some special methods. Only pangolins that have undergone this special processing are safe for use as medicine.