The efficacy and function of mountain crab

The efficacy and function of the traditional Chinese medicine mountain crab are very great. We can often see mountain crabs in our lives. Utilizing the medicinal and therapeutic properties of mountain crabs will bring us many unexpected benefits in health care. Let's take a look at the traditional Chinese medicine mountain crabs.

【Alias】 Zonghengzi

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole body of the crab of the family Crabidae.

[Original form] The crab has a cephalothorax of 24.6mm long and 30.5mm wide. The back is smooth with fine pits and a prominent frontal ridge. The heart and stomach regions have deep "H"-shaped grooves. The forehead edge is straight and smooth, and slightly concave in the middle. The dorsal edge of the eye socket is smooth and the outer eye socket is small. The front side edge has 3 teeth, the first and third teeth are smaller, and the length of the side edge of the second tooth is greater than that of the first tooth. The posterior margin has an oblique ridge. The chelipeds are asymmetrical, with a small sharp tooth near the end of the dorsal margin of the long segment, fine wrinkles on the inner and outer surfaces, a smooth ventral surface, a sharp thorn on the inner end corner of the carpus, a smooth palm segment, two fingers long, and with blunt teeth of unequal sizes on the inner edge. The legs are smooth, with a sharp tooth near the end of the front edge of the long segment. The dorsal surface of the carpus, except for the last pair of legs, has a ridge. The dorsal surface of the front segment has a shallow groove, and the posterior edge has two rows of spines, 2 pieces each. The knuckles are longer than the front segment, with 4-lobed spines, 2-3 pieces each. The fifth segment of the male abdomen is semicircular, the base half of the sixth segment is narrow and long, and the last half is wider and semicircular, shaped like a waist. The tail segment is longer than it is wide, and the end is blunt. The abdomen of the female is oblong.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: Lives in mountain streams.

【Nature and flavor】 Salty; cold

【Meridian】 Liver; Kidney

【Functions and indications】Promote blood circulation and relieve pain; disperse blood stasis and eliminate epilepsy. Mainly used for abdominal pain caused by blood stasis after childbirth; abdominal masses; pain caused by falls

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: roast and grind into powder, take appropriate amount. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what mountain crabs are, and we also learned about the effects and functions of traditional Chinese medicine mountain crabs. We know that the effects of mountain crabs are very powerful, and everyone can eat some mountain crabs for health preservation.