Ground Beetle is the larva of the antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is also known as Sand Valley Ox, Ant Lion, and Golden Sand Ox. It has the effect of detoxification and diuresis, and is used in modern medicine to treat kidney stones. Let's learn about the medicinal value of the Ground Beetle.
What is Ground Beetle?
Origin: It is 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.
Harvest and processing of Ground Beetle: It is suitable for catching in summer and autumn when the temperature is high. After catching, it is stir-fried in hot sand until it expands, then removed and sieved to remove sand.
Characteristics: The body of the larva is large and granular, measuring 0.7 to 1 centimeter in length. It is yellowish-brown or light brown and covered with short hairs.
The front end of the head has pincer-like mandibles. The abdomen expands or slightly expands due to stir-frying, with several rings and black spots visible. It has 3 pairs of legs. The head and legs have mostly fallen off due to stir-frying. The body is light, and the texture is soft and crisp. It has a slight fishy smell and a slightly salty taste.
Quality requirements: It is best to have a large and expanded body, yellowish-brown in color, and intact without breakage.
What are the Effects and Functions of Ground Beetle?
Ground Beetle, also known as "Ant Lion", is mainly used for medicinal purposes. It can be used to treat conditions such as hypertension, urolithiasis, cholelithiasis, osteomyelitis, vasculitis, otitis media, etc.
The medicinal value of Golden Sand Ox is very high, and naturally, it is also expensive. Live Golden Sand Ox can be sold for more than 4,000 yuan per kilogram.
Dry the Ground Beetle, grind it into powder, and apply it in appropriate amounts to the affected area to treat knife wounds. In folk medicine, this insect is usually ground into powder to treat tinnitus or otitis media.
Ground Beetle has a spicy and salty taste, warm in nature, toxic, and has the effect of diuresis and detoxification. It is mainly used to treat urinary calculi, malaria, carbuncle, and scrofula.
Treatment for malaria: Take eleven Ground Beetles, mix with wine, and swallow it. Take it half an hour before the onset of malaria. For chronic malaria, take it for one week.
How to Use Ground Beetle to Treat Kidney Stones
Ingredients:
50g of Desmodium styracifolium, 30g of Agrimonia pilosa, 15g of Citrus aurantium, 30g of Abelmoschus esculentus, 10g of Ground Beetle, 30g of Mesona chinensis (wrapped in cloth), 20g of Talc, 20g of Pumice, 15g of Plantago asiatica, 15g of Coix lacryma-jobi, 30g of Schistosoma japonicum, and 15g of Coix seed.
Usage:
Decoction, one dose per day, taken once a day. Take it continuously for five days. Add 30g of Imperata cylindrica root for those with painful and bloody urination. Add 30g of Imperata cylindrica root for those with painful and bloody urination.
Clinical application:
After the dissolution of stones the size of peanuts, they can be expelled from the body. This is the ancient Chinese medicine method of stone elimination, which has cured countless patients and has been proven effective.
