What are the effects and functions of the earthworm?

The earthworm is a small animal that we often see. It contains very rich nutritional value. Many medicines are substances extracted from the earthworm. As a bioalkali, it contains substances that can balance blood pressure and can effectively ensure the efficacy of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. However, many people still don’t know much about the Chinese earthworm. So let’s take a look at the effects and functions of the Chinese earthworm.

Total bioalkali has the effect of dilating blood vessels and protecting the heart and brain from hypoxia (blood); the water extract can significantly prolong the bleeding time and recalcification time, and significantly inhibit the platelet aggregation rate, showing anti-thrombotic and thrombus-dissolving effects; the decoction can regulate fat metabolism and has a delaying effect on atherosclerosis; the extract has a protective effect on liver damage caused by D-galactose.

1. Bumps, falls, and pain in the wound: 1 liang of earthworm, roast dry, and grind into powder. Take 1 qian each time, washed down with yellow wine, twice a day.

2. Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea: 2 qian of Scolopendra subspinipes, 5 qian of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 4 qian each of Red Peony Root and Cyperus rotundus, 3 qian each of Prunus persica and Corydalis yanhusuo. Boil in water and drink.

3. Melanoma: 2 jin each of earthworms and honeysuckle, 1 jin each of red dates and walnut kernels, half a jin of processed strychnine seeds, 6 qian of borneol, and 1.5 jin of pig bile. Grind all except pig bile into fine powder. Boil pig bile for 1 hour, add the powder, and make pills with appropriate amount of honey. Each pill weighs 0.25 cents. Take 1 pill each morning and evening.

Pharmacology

It can reduce the hematocrit, whole blood high shear viscosity, whole blood low shear viscosity, red blood cell aggregation index, and red blood cell rigidity index, and significantly increase the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and erythrocyte sedimentation constant. In addition, it has the effects of lowering blood lipids, resisting hypoxia, relieving pain, and resisting myocardial ischemia.

Function and indications

Break up blood stasis and strengthen tendons and bones. Used for tendon and bone fractures, blood stasis, amenorrhea, and abdominal masses. The dosage is 3 to 9g.

What are the effects and functions of the earthworm? The above has been answered in detail. As a common organism, its number is very small and cannot meet our normal material needs. In order to increase the number of earth beetles, many sellers have also artificially raised earth beetles, which can play a good therapeutic effect.