"Chinese Herbal Medicine" ground turtle insect

Earth turtle worm, chinese medicine name. It is a female worm dried body of the turtle Eupolyph, aga sin, ensis Walker or Steleophaga Plancyi (Boleny) of the turtle family. After catching, burn in boiling water, dry or dry. Distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan and other places. It has the effect of breaking blood and stasis, and renewing the muscles and bones. It is used for bruises, tendon fractures, blood stasis and menstrual closure, postpartum bruising and abdominal pain, addictive lumps.

Chinese scientific name

Earth turtle worms

Nickname

Ground turtles, earth turtles, earth turtles

world

animal kingdom

class

Insecta

eye

Cockroaches

The site of the drug

Dried bodies of animals.

Sexual taste

Salty, cold.　

　　

Attribution

Return to the liver meridian.　

efficacy

Break the blood and stasis, continue the tendons and bones.

Attending

It is used for bruises, tendon fractures, blood stasis and menstrual closure, postpartum bruising and abdominal pain, addictive lumps.

Relevant matches

1. In the later stage of fracture and tendon injury, those with weak muscles and bones are often matched with continuous interruption, eucommia, etc., such as strong tendons and bone pills. ("Wounds")

2, the treatment of galls and lumps, often with chai hu, peach kernels, turtle nails, etc., such as turtle nails fried pills. ("Golden Essentials")

Dosage

3～10g。

taboo

Contraindicated in pregnant women

Processing

Collection and processing

It is suitable for the peak season of summer and autumn insect development and reproduction, of which September to October is the main harvest season; each place can also be flexibly grasped according to the local climate and the growth and development progress of each insect state.

Preparation method

Dried.

Growing environment

The roots of trees that often lurk in the mountains are rotten and grassy, and they come out day and night.

1. Turtle: living in the humus-rich forest underground or lurking in the wet loose soil such as walls, firewood piles, and debris inside and outside the house, under the granary, in the old kitchen, on the stove foot or in the wet place of the oil mill.

2. Jidi turtle: it is distributed in most parts of the country. It is mainly distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan and other places.　

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Medicinal properties

1. Turtle, flat and ovate, 1.3 to 3 cm long and 1.2 to 2.4 cm wide. The front is narrower, the posterior end is wider, and the back is purple-brown, shiny, and wingless. The dorsal plate of the anterior thorax is more developed, covering the head; the ventral dorsal plate has 9 segments, which are arranged in a tile-covered arrangement. The ventral surface is reddish brown , the head is small , with 1 pair of filamentous antennae , often shedding , and the thorax has 3 pairs of feet , with fine hairs and spines. The abdomen has a transverse link. The texture is crunchy and brittle. It is smelly and slightly salty.

2. Jidi turtle, length 2.2~3.7cm, width 1.4~2.5cm. The back is dark brown , usually with pale yellowish-brown patches and small black spots on the margins.

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Resources

[1] Editorial Board of Zoology of China . Zoological Chronicles of China . Science Press, May 2001

[2] Wang Guoqiang . National Compilation of Chinese Herbal Medicine . People's Medical Publishing House, February 2014