Mouse-worm, also known as sticky mouse, damp worm, or mouse-worm. Recorded in "Shennong Bencao Jing". It refers to the dried whole body of the common pill bug Armadillidium vulgare (Latrielle) of the order Isopoda or the mouse-worm Porcellio scaber Latreille of the family Porcellionidae. It is generally captured from April to September, and after capture, it is scalded with boiling water, dried, or baked.
【Processing Method】1. Take the mouse-worm as the original medicinal material and remove impurities.
2. Baked mouse-worm: Take the cleaned mouse-worm, bake it slowly over low heat until it turns yellow, and let it cool.
【Appearance of the Medicinal Slice】Mouse-worm is a spherical or semi-circular dried worm body, with a raised and smooth back and a concave abdomen. The surface is grayish-white, glossy, composed of numerous segments that are almost parallel. The thorax has 7 segments, each with a pair of identical legs that gradually lengthen forward and backward, and the abdomen is shorter and round, divided into 5 segments. It is brittle and fragile, with a strong and pungent odor. Baked mouse-worm is similar to the mouse-worm, but with a pale yellow color, crispy texture, and a slight fishy smell.
【Processing Properties】Mouse-worm is sour, sharp, and cooling in nature. It enters the liver and kidney meridians. It has the functions of breaking up blood stasis and eliminating
