Golden Sand Beetle is only the size of a grain of rice, and it looks very clever. Children who were more playful when they were young may have played with it. Golden Sand Beetles only live in the sand and are a type of traditional Chinese medicine. So what are the effects, functions, and predation methods of Golden Sand Beetles?
[Predation Methods of Golden Sand Beetles]
Golden Sand Beetles move backward, similar to the movement of shrimp. The nest of the sand beetle is shaped like a sand trap that the sand beetle uses to catch small insects. Inside the trap is fine sand, and large grains of sand will be levered out of the pit by its small horns, creating a spiral-shaped sand trap.
As long as the small insect falls into the fine sand, it will be trapped. At this time, the sand beetle will drag the prey into the sand, causing the small insect to suffocate and die, and finally enjoying the delicious meal.
[Medicinal Value of Golden Sand Beetles]
Golden Sand Beetles have the effects of promoting urination, treating malaria, softening hardness, eliminating toxins, and removing rot. They are commonly used for conditions such as sand urinary tract infection, malaria, abdominal masses, scrofula, tuberculosis, and chronic non-healing ulcers.
The scientific name of Golden Sand Beetles is "antlion". The main value of antlions is medicinal, and they can be used to treat conditions such as hypertension, urinary system stones, gallstones, osteomyelitis, vasculitis, and otitis media.
In folk medicine, this kind of insect is usually ground into powder and used to treat tinnitus or otitis media. Currently, the number of these insects is very small, and they can hardly be artificially cultivated, so their value is extremely high.
According to reports, the price of Golden Sand Beetles is calculated by taels, and at least 100 yuan is needed for one tael of dried Golden Sand Beetles. If calculated by kilograms, it is estimated to be sold for more than 1000 yuan per kilogram, which shows how high the value of this thing is.
Treatment of malaria: Eleven Golden Sand Beetles are used. They are mixed with alcohol and swallowed. Take one dose half an hour before the onset of malaria. For chronic malaria, take it for a week.
[Effects and Functions of Golden Sand Beetles]
Chinese medicine believes that Golden Sand Beetles (antlions) have the effects of promoting urination, treating malaria, softening hardness, eliminating toxins, and removing rot. They are commonly used for conditions such as sand urinary tract infection, malaria, abdominal masses, scrofula, tuberculosis, and chronic non-healing ulcers. They are also used in modern medicine to treat kidney stones.
1. "Essential Information on the Medicinal Properties of Grass": "Treat scrofula, disperse it at the beginning, and use it to treat wounds and eliminate toxins."
2. "Seeking the Origin of Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Clear meridians and promote diuresis. Treat urinary tract infections by frying and grinding with white sugar."
3. "Compilation of Commonly Used Folk Medicinal Herbs": "Cure sores."
4. "Luchuan Materia Medica": "Treat wind phlegm in children, spasms, sand urinary tract infections, and apply to boils."
5. "Sichuan Chinese Herbal Medicine Chronicles": "Treat malaria masses, scrofula, constipation, and remove bamboo or wood thorns and iron sand embedded in the flesh."
