Cockroaches are little insects that drive many families crazy and can never be defeated. But did you know that it can also be used as a medicinal material, this is not the cockroach seen in daily life. There are hundreds of species of cockroaches in China. Cockroaches used for medicine are bred in sterile environments by professional breeding farms and play many advantages in the treatment of diseases.
What roles do cockroaches play?
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, cockroaches are salty and cold in nature, belonging to the kidney meridian, spleen meridian, and liver meridian. They have the effects of detoxification, promoting blood circulation, and dissolving masses. They play a role in the treatment of 5 diseases. One is carbuncle and swelling poison, manifested as red, swollen, hot, and painful skin. One is mumps, manifested as red, swollen, and painful tonsils. One is throat bi, including sore throat, dry throat, itchy throat, cough, and foreign body sensation. One is infantile mass accumulation because the spleen and stomach function are damaged due to incorrect feeding or excessive coldness. One is mass aggregation syndrome, characterized by abdominal mass with abdominal pain and bloating. One is insect and snake bites. Cockroaches can be taken internally or externally, usually ground into powder or decocted in soup.
Which poisonous insects such as snakes and scorpions can be used as Chinese medicine?
1. Leeches
Leeches, commonly known as locusts, cause local swelling, pain, and bleeding immediately after leeches bite and attach to human skin. But it can be used as a Chinese medicine, with the effects of breaking blood stasis and removing blood stasis. It is generally used to treat hemiplegia after stroke, trauma, and blood stasis dysmenorrhea. It can also be used to treat postpartum abdominal pain, persistent postpartum lochia, mammary hyperplasia, etc. However, leeches are toxic and need to be processed for medical treatment. They cannot be used in combination with anticoagulants.
2. Whole scorpion
A whole scorpion can relieve pain, extinguish wind and stop spasms. It also has the effects of attacking poison and dispersing masses. It is generally used to treat facial nerve paralysis, migraine, convulsions, and epilepsy caused by stroke. It can also be used to treat herpes zoster pain, ulcers, acute and chronic infantile convulsions, rheumatic joint pain, and hemiplegia. This medicine is very toxic and needs special processing before it can be used as medicine.
3. Black-striped snake
The black-striped snake is a non-venomous snake, commonly used as Chinese medicine. It can expel wind, stop spasms and unblock meridians. It is often used to treat tetanus, scabies, urticaria, and leprosy. It is also used to treat limb paralysis, limb spasms, and numbness caused by stroke. It can also improve stubborn rheumatic joint pain and chronic lymph node infection.
A warm reminder
The above animals are used as medicine according to the principle of using poison to attack poison. But no matter which medicine is chosen, you must consult a professional Chinese medicine practitioner. According to the physical identification and syndrome differentiation, only after processing can it be used. Do not use toxic Chinese medicines without authorization, and do not blindly try prescriptions containing the above Chinese medicines to avoid unexpected harm.