What are the medicinal values ​​of Jiuxiangchong?

The nine-scented insect is not an ordinary insect. It is not called the nine-scented insect because its body smells fragrant. The nine-scented insect is a traditional Chinese patent medicine. Because of the different name, many people do not know about it. This is an insect that we often see on the ground. It looks unfamiliar, but it has a good tonic effect on chest pain, fatigue, and physical weakness. The medicinal value of the nine-scented insect is also very extensive.

The efficacy of Jiuxiangchong:

The nine-scented insect is the whole of the nine-scented insect of the Pentatomidae family. The nine-scented insect is also known as the black-bag insect, the melon black bug, the fart bug, and the fart bug. The nine-scented insect has the effects of promoting qi and relieving pain; warming the kidney and strengthening yang. The nine-scented insect is mainly used to treat spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, chest and abdominal distension, pain, kidney deficiency and yang deficiency, low back and knee pain, impotence and frequent urination, etc. People with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity should take the nine-scented insect with caution.

Efficacy classification: Qi-regulating medicine; interior-warming medicine.

Alias: black beetle, black melon bug, fart bug, fart bug. The efficacy and function of the nine-scented insect The efficacy and function of the nine-scented insect

Nature and flavor: salty; warm

Meridians: Liver meridian; Kidney meridian; Spleen meridian.

Efficacy: Promotes qi circulation and relieves pain; warms the kidney and strengthens yang.

Indications: Used for spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, chest and abdominal distension and pain; kidney deficiency and yang deficiency, low back and knee pain, impotence and frequent urination, etc.

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoction, 3-9g; or made into pills or powder, 0.6-1.2g.

Source: The nine-scented insect is the entire species of the stink bug family.

Preparation method:

Nine-fragrant insect: Take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, and sift out the ash.

Stir-fried nine-scented insects: clean the nine-scented insects and place them in a pot. Heat over low heat until the aroma comes out, then take them out and let them cool.

The role of nine fragrant insects:

Nine-fragrant insect regulates qi and relieves pain, warms the middle and enhances yang. Nine-scented insect is used for stomach cold and pain, liver and stomach qi pain, kidney deficiency and impotence, and pain in the waist and knees.

1. Nine-scented insect treats chest, epigastric and flank pain: 3 liang of nine-scented insect and 2 liang of roasted whole scorpion. Grind into powder, make into pills with honey, each pill weighs one qian. Take half a pill each time, twice a day. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)

2. Nine-scented insects can relieve stagnant qi in the diaphragm and help relieve liver and kidney deficiency; one liang of nine-scented insects (half-cooked), four qian of Plantago seeds (slightly fried), four qian of dried tangerine peel, five qian of Atractylodes macrocephala, and eight qian of Eucommia ulmoides (roasted in deep fry). Grind the above ingredients into fine powder and make into pills as big as sycamore seeds with refined honey. Take 1.5 qian each time, with salty soup or salty wine, on an empty stomach, and take again before going to bed. (Oolong Pills from “Many Wonderful Prescriptions for Health Preservation”).

3. Nine-scented insects treat kidney deficiency and impotence: Pepper and salt nine-scented insects: 30g of nine-scented insects, stir-fry with oil, add a little pepper powder and salt, chew, and drink with wine or warm water. This dish is fragrant and delicious and has the effect of nourishing the kidney and invigorating yang. Used for impotence due to kidney deficiency, effective if eaten more often.

4. Oolong Pills: 30g of Jiuxiangchong, 25g of Eucommia ulmoides, 15g of Atractylodes macrocephala, and 12g of dried tangerine peel. Grind them together into fine powder, add refined honey to make pills for oral administration. Take 5g each time, once in the morning and once in the evening, with light salt water.

This recipe is made by subtracting Plantago seeds from Oolong Pills in Wonderful Prescriptions for Health Preservation. The formula contains Jiuxiangchong and Eucommia ulmoides to nourish the liver and kidneys, strengthen the waist and knees, while Atractylodes macrocephala and dried tangerine peel to invigorate the spleen and regulate Qi. It is used for patients with liver and kidney deficiency, sore waist and knees, as well as spleen deficiency, poor appetite, qi stagnation, and abdominal distension.

Because the medicinal value of the nine-scented insect is wide-ranging, Chinese medicine practitioners will fry the body of the nine-scented insect and then grind it into powder. It can be eaten directly or added to traditional Chinese medicine. The nine-scented insect itself has the function of treating chest pain, chest tightness, kidney deficiency and other symptoms, but it cannot be eaten frequently because it is a worm itself, and eating too much is not good for the body.