What are the medicinal values ​​of dragonflies?

Dragonfly is a kind of insect. It is a common insect that is often seen flying outside or catching small flying insects by the water in the hot summer. The dragonfly has beautiful colors and there are many kinds of dragonflies. However, most people only know that dragonflies are small ornamental insects, but they do not know what medicinal value they have in the Qing Dynasty. So what are the medicinal value of dragonflies? What diseases can dragonflies treat?

Pinyin name

Qīnɡ Tínɡ.

Aliases

Deng hydrocarbon, Fu Lao (Erya), Ci (Huainanzi), Cibot (Fangyan), Mulberry mantis (Shuowen), Hu Die (Cui Bao's Annotation of Ancient and Modern Times), Fox Pear (Erya with Guo Pu's annotation), Qinglong (Bielu), Zhucheng (Collected Annotations of Bencao Jing), Qingqiu, Shayang (Compendium of Materia Medica), Qingniang (Treasure Mirror of Eastern Medicine).

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The whole insect of the dragonfly

It is the whole insect of the dragonfly of the family Anthelminticidae. Caught in summer and autumn.

Original form

The body is slender, about 8 cm long. There is a pair of large compound eyes on the head, connected on the left and right; the antennae are short and can move freely; the mouthparts are well-developed and good at chewing; there are black horizontal stripes on the upper forehead. The sides of the chest are green. There are two pairs of wings, which are large and membranous, yellow and transparent, with dense reticulated veins; there are wing spots at the ends of the wing margins. There are three pairs of legs, the legs are brown and the rest are black. The abdomen is slender and consists of 10 segments; the first and second segments of the male are bluish-green, while those of the female are reddish-brown. There is a pair of short caudal legs at the end of the tail, and the reproductive openings of males and females are also opened here. There is a special copulation organ in the center of the ventral surface of the second abdominal segment of the male insect.

There is a pair of large compound eyes on the head, connected left and right

It flies over fields and watersides during summer and autumn, feeding on small flying insects. When flying near water, males and females often fly in groups. After mating, the female insect lays eggs in the water plants. The larvae are aquatic, with a long body and short wings, a very wide rear abdomen, and they also prey on small insects.

Habitat distribution

It is distributed in most parts of the country.

Preparation

"Rihuazi Bencao": "For medicinal use, remove the wings and feet and stir-fry for better results."

Flavor

① "Bie Lu": "slightly cold."

② "Rihuazi Bencao": "Cool, non-toxic."

Function and indications

Nourishes the kidneys and strengthens yin. Treats spermatorrhea and impotence due to kidney deficiency.

① "Bie Lu": "Strengthen yin and stop semen."

② "Rihuazi Materia Medica": "Strengthen Yang and warm the water organs."

③ "Collection of Commonly Used Folk Herbs": "Calming down wind and calming the nerves."

④ "Luchuan Materia Medica": "Treats kidney deficiency and impotence."

Dragonfly is an insect that mainly lives in water by catching insects. When laying eggs, dragonflies also lay their eggs in the water, so they are called dragonflies skimming the water. Dragonflies have a wide range of medicinal value and can detoxify. They are very effective in clearing heat and detoxifying, clearing away wind and dissipating heat, and treating kidney deficiency and spermatorrhea.