Chinese medicinal earthworms, also known as yellow-footed ant larvae, are found in South China, Taiwan, Sichuan, and other regions. They are used in medicine for their diuretic, antimalarial, detoxifying, and debridement effects, and are commonly used to treat malaria and scrofula.
【Effects and Uses of Chinese Medicinal Earthworms】
Chinese medicinal earthworms, scientifically known as "antlion larvae", are mainly used for medicinal purposes. They can be used to treat conditions such as hypertension, urinary system stones, gallstones, osteomyelitis, vasculitis, otitis media, and more.
The medicinal value of Chinese medicinal earthworms is very high, and they naturally come with a high price. Live Chinese medicinal earthworms can be sold for over 4,000 RMB per kilogram.
Dried Chinese medicinal earthworms can be ground into powder and applied to affected areas to treat wounds. In folk medicine, this type of insect is usually ground into powder to treat tinnitus or otitis media.
Chinese medicinal earthworms have a pungent and salty taste, warm nature, and possess toxicity. They have the effects of diuresis and detoxification, and are mainly used to treat urolithiasis, malaria, carbuncle, and scrofula.
Treatment for malaria: Take eleven Chinese medicinal earthworms, mix with alcohol, and swallow. Take one dose half an hour before the onset of malaria. For chronic malaria, take for one week.
【Prescriptions for Chinese Medicinal Earthworms】
1. Treatment for malaria: Take ten Chinese medicinal earthworms, mix with alcohol, and swallow. Take one dose half an hour before the onset of malaria. For chronic malaria, take for one week.
2. Treatment for childhood malaria: Take seven Chinese medicinal earthworms, fry and grind into powder, then swallow with boiling water.
3. Treatment for carbuncle: Take seven Chinese medicinal earthworms, crush six of them into a paste and apply to the top of the carbuncle, leave the remaining one intact on the top of the carbuncle, and wrap with a cloth.
4. Treatment for scrofula and ulcers: Mix Chinese medicinal earthworms with borax and a little borneol, crush into a paste, and apply to the wound. Cover with a medicated plaster.
5. Treatment for bamboo or wood splinters and iron sand embedded in the flesh: Apply a mixture of Chinese medicinal earthworms and pumpkin pulp to the affected area.
