Chinese herbal medicine "Di Gu Niu" has the effect of regulating urinary calculi and nourishing the kidneys. Can Di Gu Niu be artificially cultivated as a new vegetable?
Can Di Gu Niu be artificially cultivated?
Currently, the number of these insects is very small, and they can hardly be artificially cultivated, so their value is extremely high.
Di Gu Niu prefers sandy areas and is commonly found in sandy soil at the foot of cliffs.
Di Gu Niu can be captured all year round, mainly in summer and autumn. After catching them, they are lightly stir-fried until the body expands.
Di Gu Niu is light in weight and has a crisp texture. It has a slight fishy smell and a slightly salty taste. The best ones are those that are large in size, complete in shape, yellowish-brown in color, light in weight and without sand or mud.
The adult Di Gu Niu lives in grassy areas and flies mostly at dusk, while the larvae live in dry sandy soil, building funnel-shaped burrows and hiding at the bottom of the burrows, waiting for small insects to fall in and then prey on them. They are distributed in South China, Taiwan, Sichuan, and other places.
Di Gu Niu's growth habits!
The true appearance of Di Gu Niu is not easily seen by ordinary people. It likes to "hide" in the soft sandy soil at the foot of old houses and cliffs. Its shadow can often be found in the sandy soil at the foot of "old houses or the corners of cliffs" in Mitan Township!
Di Gu Niu usually hides deep in sandy soil, where it creates funnel-shaped traps, and preys on small insects such as mosquitoes and flies at the bottom.
It lies in ambush, and if a small insect accidentally falls into the trap, it will be sucked to death by its sharp jaws, which act like a "straw", just like a "vampire" in a movie!
Its adult is called "ant lion", which may sound familiar. It often flies into houses for no reason at night, flying around the chandelier. It turns out that it is the adult form of the "ant lion".
Clinical applications of Di Gu Niu!
1. Treatment of malaria
Take eleven Di Gu Niu, mix with alcohol and swallow. Take it half an hour before the onset of malaria. For chronic malaria, take it for one week.
2. Treatment of malaria in children
Take seven Di Gu Niu, fry and grind into powder, swallow with boiling water.
3. Treatment of boils and carbuncles
Take seven Di Gu Niu, crush six of them and apply the pulp on the top of the boil, leave the uncrushed one on top of the boil, and wrap it with cloth.
4. Treatment of lymphadenitis and ulcers
Mix Di Gu Niu with borax and a little borneol, crush and apply it to the ulcer, cover with adhesive plaster. (From "Essential Medicine Properties of Chinese Medicinal Herbs")
5. Treatment of bamboo or wood splinters and iron sand embedded in the flesh
Apply Di Gu Niu with pumpkin pulp to the affected area. (From "Sichuan Medicinal Plants")
