In the countryside, there are many unknown Chinese herbal medicines on the roadside, and some animals can also be used as traditional Chinese medicine. The "Digu cattle", also known as the "golden sand cow", has the effects of promoting urination, treating malaria, softening hard masses, and detoxification. So why do we rarely see Digu cattle?
Image of Digu cattle
【Reasons why Digu cattle are rarely seen】
The true face of Digu cattle is not easily seen by ordinary people. It likes to "hide" in the soft sandy soil at the foot of old houses and cliffs. You can often find its figure in the sandy soil at the foot of old houses or caves on the cliff in Metan Township!
Digu cattle usually hide deep in the sandy soil, creating funnel-shaped traps, and hiding at the bottom to prey on small insects such as mosquitoes and flies.
It lies in ambush very cunningly. Once a small insect accidentally falls into the trap, it will be sucked to death by the "straw" formed by its sharp mandibles, just like a "vampire" in a movie!
Its adult form is called "antlion", which may sound familiar. It often flies into the house for no reason at night, like an annoying ghost flying around the chandelier. It turns out to be the adult form of the "antlion".
【Basic information about Digu cattle】
Origin: Produced in cities and counties such as Conghua, Huidong, Zijin, Heping, Qujiang, Wengyuan, Nanxiong, Shixing, Lechang, Renhua, Guangning, Zhuhai, Doumen, Meixian, Jiangmen, Maoming, and Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province.
Harvesting and processing of Digu cattle: It is suitable for capturing in summer and autumn when the temperature is high. After capturing, it is stir-fried in hot sand until it expands, then taken out and sieved to remove the sand.
Appearance: The body of the insect is coarse and grain-like, 0.7 to 1 centimeter long, yellow-brown or light brown, and there are many short hairs all over the body.
Image of Digu cattle
There are pincer-like mandibles at the front end of the head. The abdomen is swollen or slightly swollen due to stir-frying, with several rings and black spots visible.
Three pairs of legs. The head and legs have mostly fallen off due to stir-frying. The body is light and brittle. It has a slight fishy smell and a slightly salty taste.
Quality requirements: It is best to have a large and swollen body, yellow-brown in color, and intact without breakage.
【Efficacy and function of Digu cattle】
Digu cattle, scientifically named "antlion", are mainly used as medicine and can be used to treat conditions such as hypertension, urinary system stones, gallstones, osteomyelitis, vasculitis, and otitis media.
The medicinal value of golden sand cattle is high, and naturally the price is also high. Live golden sand cattle can be sold for more than 4000 yuan per kilogram.
Dry the Digu cattle, grind them into powder, and apply an appropriate amount to the affected area to treat knife wounds; in folk medicine, this insect is usually ground into powder to treat tinnitus or otitis media.
Digu cattle have a pungent and salty taste, warm in nature, toxic, and have the effects of diuresis and detoxification. They are mainly used to treat urinary tract stones, malaria, boils, and scrofula.
Treatment for malaria: Take eleven Digu cattle, mix with alcohol and swallow. Take it half an hour before the onset of malaria. For chronic malaria, it needs to be taken for a week.
