What is the use of centipedes?

Centipede is a plant with very good medicinal value. It is not only a good treatment for colds, but also has the effect of reducing swelling. Therefore, it is deeply loved by everyone. Although centipede is very poisonous, it is still very effective as long as it is used at the right time. However, it must be eaten under the guidance of professionals to avoid the risk of poisoning.

Centipede knowledge introduction: Centipede is produced all over the country, mainly in Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and other places. In spring and summer, the fish are caught by inserting bamboo skin into the head and tail, stretching them straight, and drying them; or they can be scalded with boiling water and dried first. Use it raw, or roast and grind it into powder.

The centipede with few spines is flat and long, 9 to 15 cm long and 0.5 to 1 cm wide. The whole body is composed of head and trunk, with a total of 22 segments, and the last segment is slightly smaller. The head is dark red or reddish brown, slightly shiny, with a pair of antennae at the front and a pair of maxillae on both sides; the first dorsal plate of the trunk is the same color as the head plate, and the remaining 20 dorsal plates are green-brown or dark green, shiny, and have 20 longitudinal edges; the abdomen is light yellow or brownish yellow, and from the second segment onwards, each segment has a pair of legs, a total of 21 pairs, and 2 sharp spines at the back. It is brittle and has cracks on the cross section. It has a slightly fishy smell and a unique pungent odor, and tastes spicy and slightly salty. The multispined centipede is slightly larger and has more spines. The best ones are those with a dry body, long strips, a red head and a dark green body, and a complete head and feet.

Nutritional analysis of centipede: 1. Dispel wind and calm spasms. It can be used for convulsions, opisthotonos and lockjaw caused by acute and chronic convulsions and tetanus, and has a good effect of dispelling wind and relieving spasms.

2. Disperse nodules and attack poison. For the treatment of sores, swellings, or scrofula ulcers, it can be combined with other medicines for application. It can also be used to treat snake bites.

This product is pungent, warm and toxic. It mainly enters the liver meridian. Its function of calming wind and unblocking meridians is similar to that of the whole scorpion but stronger. It is used to treat liver wind, stubborn arthritis and other symptoms, and is often used together. Centipede is suitable for people who have blood deficiency and wind and pregnant women. The therapeutic effects of centipede: spicy, warm in nature, and poisonous. It enters the liver meridian. Search, pick, move around, can rise or fall. Food incompatibility with centipedes: This product is incompatible with spiders and mulberry leaves. Instructions for cooking centipede: When used to stop spasms, it is often used together with the whole scorpion; for those with stubborn pain and numbness, it can be used in combination with Saposhnikovia divaricata, Angelica dahurica, and Clematis chinensis to enhance the effect of dispelling wind, unblocking meridians and relaxing muscles; for those with scrofula lumps that have not yet ulcerated, it can be taken alone with the ground powder, or taken with a decoction of Prunella vulgaris.

The above article explains in detail the uses of centipedes. Centipedes contain a lot of toxins, so pregnant women are advised not to use them, otherwise it may harm the fetus in their womb. People with anemia should not eat them casually.