This insect that has to be eliminated every year actually has a miraculous effect in curing diseases

When I was a child, my grandfather often said that he had back pain. I would raise my little hands and pat his back. Although the pain would be relieved a little, it was not very effective. At that time, I asked my grandfather if there was any good Chinese medicine that could cure back pain? My grandfather said that there is a kind of insect called the earthworm, which is very effective for making wine. I asked where this kind of beetle could be found, and my grandfather said that it was usually found in dark and damp places underground or in sandy soil, and was often seen under granaries or in damp places in oil mills. Later, my grandfather took me to collect earthworms and use them to make wine. Not long after, my grandfather's back pain was much better.

Later, sometimes when we saw earthworms, we would catch them and put them in containers. At that time, some of my friends saw me catching earthworms and asked me why I was bringing pests home. I said that the Chinese bush beetle is not a pest, but a traditional Chinese medicine that can cure diseases. Then my friends looked at me in surprise and asked weakly: Is this true?

So, can the Chinese earthworm really cure diseases? Let’s see what Chinese medicine says. In traditional Chinese medicine, the earthworm tastes salty and is cold in nature; it is slightly toxic; it enters the liver meridian; it has the effects of breaking blood and removing blood stasis, repairing tendons and bones; it is suitable for traumatic injuries, tendon injuries and fractures, blood stasis and amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stasis, and lumps and masses; the general dosage is 3 to 9 grams. But pregnant women are prohibited from eating earthworms.

In clinical practice, the usage of earthworm is quite extensive. For example, Rhubarb Earthworm Pill can be used to treat symptoms such as extreme emaciation due to the five kinds of labor, abdominal distension, inability to eat, food damage, worry, drinking damage, sexual and ventricular damage, hunger damage, fatigue damage, damage to the meridians and the defense system, dry blood inside the body, rough skin and nails, dark eyes, etc. The earthworm here is the earthworm. The specific usage is: 300g of cooked rhubarb, 30g of earthworm (fried), 60g of leech (processed), 45g of horsefly (wings and legs removed, fried), 45g of white grub (fried), 30g of dry lacquer (calcined), 120g of peach kernel, 120g of bitter almond (fried), 60g of scutellaria baicalensis, 300g of rehmannia glutinosa, 120g of white peony root, and 90g of licorice. Grind the above twelve ingredients into fine powder, mix with refined honey and make pills as big as red beans. Take five pills each time, three times a day.

The earthworm can also be used to treat abdominal pain in postpartum women with dried blood below the navel. The representative prescription is Xia Yuxue Decoction. The specific usage is to take 150 grams of rhubarb, 20 peach kernels, and 20 earthworms (boil and remove the feet). Grind these three herbs into fine powder, mix with refined honey and make into four pills. Each time you take it, use 100 ml of rice wine to decoct one pill, take 80 ml and drink it all at once. This prescription is also a famous prescription in "Jinkui Yaolue". Of course, this prescription can also treat women's menstrual disorders.

The earthworm is also a good medicine for treating bruises and fractures. According to ancient books, after roasting the earthworm to preserve its nature, grind it into fine powder and take 10 to 15 grams each time to treat fractures and bruises. You can also use 10 grams of earthworm (roasted), 5 grams of frankincense (degreased), 4 grams of myrrh (degreased), 5 grams of drynaria, 5 grams of rhubarb, and 5 grams of blood clotting, grind them into fine powder, take seven or eight centimeters each time, and wash it down with rice wine.