What are the medicinal values ​​of Eupolyphaga sinensis

Insects such as the earthworm can be seen in many places in my country. Many people think that this insect looks ugly and is therefore very scary. In fact, the earthworm has very rich medicinal value and is also very effective in treating diseases such as tibia. Many medicines contain ingredients of the earthworm to help people treat diseases. So what are the medicinal values ​​of the earthworm?

【Effects and functions of earthworm】:

Break up blood stasis and strengthen tendons and bones. Used for tendon and bone fractures, blood stasis, amenorrhea, and abdominal masses.

① "Golden Chamber Synopsis": It is used to treat the five types of fatigue, extreme emaciation, abdominal distension, inability to eat, damage caused by eating, damage caused by worry, damage caused by drinking, damage caused by sexual intercourse, damage caused by hunger, damage caused by fatigue, damage to the meridians and the defense system, dry blood inside the body, rough skin and nails, and dark eyes. Soothe the stomach and replenish the deficiency.

② "Medical Errors Correction": Treats blood drum and blue veins on the abdominal skin.

③ "New Edition of Shoushi": Treats injuries from falls, and blood stasis attacking the heart.

④ "Comprehensive Compendium of Surgery": It is used to treat tooth decay, tooth loss and nose collapse that have not healed for a long time.

⑤ "Wonderful and Effective Prescription": Treats tongue swelling filling the mouth and inability to speak.

⑥ "Bao's Prescriptions for Children": To treat severe tongue congestion and pain, grind the juice of earthworm and raw mint, wrap it with silk and rub the swollen area under the tongue.

【Additional prescription】：

① To treat fractures and bone setting: roast the earthworm and grind it into powder. Take 10-15g each time. (Summary of Medical Prescriptions)

②To treat children’s nighttime crying with abdominal pain: earthworms (boil until smoke is gone), peony (roast), and chuanxiong (boil) in equal parts. Grind the above three ingredients into powder and take a portion as big as a spatula three times a day with milk. ("Wai Tai" quoted "Gu Jin Lu Yan")

③Treat five types of stranguria: 5 fen of earthworm (boil, also known as horsefly), 2 fen of caterpillar fungus (remove wings and legs, boil), 2 fen of ground gall (remove legs, boil), and 3 fen of Poria cocos. Grind and sieve the above four ingredients into powder. Take 4 fen each time, three times a day and two times at night. But if there is heat in the lower abdomen, remove Poria. After taking the medicine for two months, collect your urine in a container and you should have some. If the patient has meat stranguria, pieces of meat will come out; if the patient has blood stranguria, a rope-like shape or pus will come out; if the patient has gas stranguria, fat will come out of the soup; if the patient has stone stranguria, stones or sand will come out. Those with severe symptoms will recover in ten days. It is forbidden to eat pork soup, raw fish, onions, salt and vinegar. It is best to take it with wheat juice. (Quoted from "Fan Wang Fang" in "Wai Tai")

④To treat red and swollen umbilicus or discharge of pus and blood in children: calcine dried oysters into ash, grind into powder, and apply it on the affected area. ("Children's Health General Discussion Prescriptions")

⑤ Treat fistula and swelling: Grind a small amount of dried beetle powder and musk. Grind the above two ingredients evenly. Mix dry or apply, treat according to whether it is dry or wet. (The Record of the Holy Spirit)

Not everyone can take medicines containing Chinese ground beetles. Pregnant women cannot take them, otherwise it will cause serious harm to the health of the pregnant woman and the fetus. Although the use of the earthworm is very wide, it should not be used blindly in daily life to avoid causing adverse effects. There may even be cases of poisoning.