Golden Sand Beetle, also known as Earth Beetle, is the dried body of the larva of the ant lion, an animal of the ant lion family. Golden Sand Beetle has high nutritional value and is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases such as malaria and boils. Let's learn about the efficacy, effects, and clinical applications of Golden Sand Beetle.
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【Efficacy and Effects of Golden Sand Beetle】
Golden Sand Beetle, also known as Earth Beetle, is scientifically called "Myrmeleon". The main value of Myrmeleon is medicinal, and it can be used to treat conditions such as hypertension, urinary calculi, gallstones, osteomyelitis, vasculitis, otitis media, and so on.
Golden Sand Beetle has high medicinal value and naturally comes with a high price. Live Golden Sand Beetles can be sold for more than 4000 yuan per kilogram.
Dried Earth Beetle can be ground into powder and applied to the affected area to treat knife wounds. In folk medicine, this insect is commonly ground into powder and used to treat tinnitus or otitis media.
Golden Sand Beetle has a pungent and salty taste, warm in nature, and is toxic. It has diuretic and detoxifying effects and is mainly used to treat urinary calculi, malaria, boils, and scrofula.
Treatment for malaria: Take eleven Golden Sand Beetles, mix with alcohol, and swallow. Take one dose half an hour before the onset of malaria. For chronic malaria, continue taking for one week.
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【Methods of Breeding Golden Sand Beetles】
Currently, the number of these insects is very scarce, and they are almost impossible to cultivate artificially, so their value is extremely high.
Golden Sand Beetles prefer sandy areas and are commonly found in sandy soil at the foot of cliffs.
Golden Sand Beetles can be captured throughout the year, mostly in summer and autumn. They can be collected by shoveling sand at the habitat of the ant lions, and after capture, they should be slightly stir-fried over a low fire until the body expands.
The body of the Earth Beetle is light and has a soft and brittle texture. It has a slight fishy smell and a slightly salty taste. The best ones are large in size, intact, yellow-brown in color, light in weight, and free of sand and mud.
Adult Golden Sand Beetles live in grassy areas and fly mostly at dusk, while the larvae reside in dry sandy soil, building funnel-shaped pits and lurking at the bottom of the pits, waiting to capture small insects for food. They are distributed in South China, Taiwan, Sichuan, and other places.
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【Clinical Case of Golden Sand Beetle】
Diagnosis: Renal calculi (red tongue with a white and greasy coating, thin and deep pulse on the Cun and Guan positions); the presence of renal calculi for over a year.
Diagnostic and therapeutic process: Over a year ago, there was occasional discomfort in the left lumbar region, which was more pronounced after intense exercise or prolonged sitting. Examination revealed the presence of renal calculi. On May 11, 2017, a check-up at Shenzhen Hengsheng Hospital showed small renal calculi on the left side (about 3x2mm) .
In 2009, there was a history of renal calculi, which disappeared after treatment with Chinese medicine. In recent days, there has been a cough due to catching a cold. Urination is normal, with bowel movements occurring 1-2 times a day. Poor sleep, difficulty falling asleep, early awakening, poor mental state during the day. Not sweating much. Patellofemoral softening affects movement.
Prescription: 30g of Lu Jiao Shuang, 30g of Salted Epimedium Herb, 30g of Salted Eucommia Bark, 3g of Purple Oil Cinnamon (added 10 minutes later), 120g of Chinese Money Plant, 30g of Sea Golden Sand, 15g of Fresh Chicken Internal Gold, 30g of Sichuan Magnolia Bark, 15g of Raw Chinese Knotweed, 3g of Frankincense, 30g of Talcum, 30g of Cleaned Sea Cucumber, 30g of Raw Pinellia Tuber (ground), 30g of Fresh Ginger (self-prepared) (cut), 15g of Yunmu Xiang (added 10 minutes later), 30g of Red Paeonia, 15g of Roasted Licorice, 6g of Golden Sand Beetle Powder (taken with water), 15g of Abelmoschus esculentus.
Usage: 10 doses. Add 2000ml of cold water, add the Yunmu Xiang and Oil Cinnamon later, and simmer over low heat to obtain 600ml. Divide into 3 doses and take before meals with warm water. Take the medicine powder separately. Soak the residue for bathing.
