The efficacy and function of spiders

I believe many people are familiar with the Chinese medicinal material spider. As a common Chinese medicinal material, spider is rich in nutrients. Let us learn about it in detail.

[Other names] Orb-shaped spider, big-bellied orb-web spider, eaves spider, scabby spider, toma [Mongolian name]

[Source] Arthropoda, Arachnida, Theridiidae The large-bellied orb-web spider Aranea ventricosa (L. Koch); A. angulata, the whole insect is used as medicine. In summer and autumn, they are caught and used for living or sprayed to death with wine or scalded to death with boiling water, then dried and set aside.

【Habitat distribution】 All over the country.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold.

【Functions and indications】 Anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, treating sores and scrofula. It is mainly used to treat scrofula, furuncle, and bee and scorpion stings.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

[Source] Annotations to the Classic of Materia Medica

From the above introduction to spiders, we can see that spiders are of great help to the human body. They can improve some bad symptoms of the human body and are a very useful medicinal material for the human body.