What are the effects and functions of woodlice?

Most people may think of the woodlice as a beetle, but in fact it has great medicinal value and has the effects of promoting diuresis, detoxification and relieving pain. It is also used to treat amenorrhea, abdominal masses, urinary obstruction, tooth pain and other problems. Therefore, its efficacy and function are very high, but for its usage and dosage, everyone should pay attention to some methods and techniques. Only by paying attention to scientific usage and dosage can it exert its therapeutic effects.

The woodlice are also called woodlice, rat lady, rat sticky, wet-born insects, ground chickens, ground lice, and leather ball insects. The woodlice are the dried insect bodies of the flat beetle or woodlice of the family Carabidae. The woodlice have the effects of breaking blood, promoting diuresis, detoxifying, and relieving pain. The woodlice have the effects of treating amenorrhea, urinary obstruction, convulsions, pursed mouth, and toothache.

Nature and flavor: sour, warm, non-toxic.

Meridians: Liver; Kidney meridians.

Alias: damp insect, wood louse, ground lice, rat-borne insect, rat-borne insect, rat-borne insect, wet insect, ground chicken, piglet insect, watermelon insect, shoe sole insect.

Efficacy: blood-breaking, diuretic, detoxifying and analgesic.

Indications: Treat long-term malaria, amenorrhea, abdominal masses, urinary obstruction, convulsions, pursed mouth, toothache, and thrush.

Source: The woodlice is the dried body of the flat beetle or woodlice of the family Carabidae.

Dosage and administration: 1.5-3 fen (0.5-1 g), grind into powder and take orally.

The role of woodlice:

1. Woodlice can treat hematuria: nine woodlice. Roast and grind into fine powder, take once, twice a day. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)

2. Woodlice and soya bean curd for malaria: Take woodlice and 27 pieces of fermented black beans, pound them together, take two pills before the disease breaks out, and take one pill when the disease is about to break out. (Filling the gap at the back of the elbow)

3. To treat thrush with woodlice and sowworms: grind chicken into water and apply it. (The Divine Prescription for the Longevity Domain)

4. Woodlice are used to treat amenorrhea: one qian of woodlice, four qian of red peony root, three qian of peach kernel, three qian of safflower, and five qian of salvia miltiorrhiza. Decoction in water. (Shandong Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook)

5. Woodlice can relieve pain and provide sedative, and can treat postoperative pain: Wash the woodlice, kill them with warm water, dry them, grind them into powder, sieve them, add starch and sugar to make a 10% powder, and pack them into capsules, each containing 0.1 gram of woodlice. Take two to four capsules each time. (Selected Works of the Exhibition: Surgery)

6. Use rat lice to treat children's pursed mouth and lockjaw: Squeeze the juice of rat lice and give a small amount to the child. (Sheng Hui Fang)

7. Woodlice and insects are used to treat toothache caused by wind: one piece each of wet worms, croton seeds, and pepper. Grind it evenly, make it into rice balls as big as mung beans, wrap one ball in cotton and bite it, and spit it out after a long time of saliva flowing out. (Experience-Based Prescriptions for the Treatment of the World)

8. Woodlice can be used to treat postpartum urinary problems: seven woodlice. Boil it into crumbs, make a dose and take it with wine. (Qianjin Fang)

The above introduces in detail the medicinal value of woodlice and the combination of medicines. Paying attention to the common sense and methods of these combinations can help you quickly solve some diseases and achieve better results. If you have problems such as convulsions, pursed mouth, and toothache, you can also use woodlice as medicine for treatment.