Grass Spirit Resin, also known as Stone Rabbit Feces or Rock Rat Droppings. In the Sichuan region, the dried feces of the larvae of the blue-green beetle, a member of the gold bug family, are used as grass spirit resin. What is the original form of grass spirit resin?
【Habits of Grass Spirit Resin】
It prefers to inhabit semi-humid slopes at higher altitudes.
It lives in burrows and is active day and night.
It mainly feeds on the stems and leaves of sedges and grasses.
It is distributed in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Shanxi, Gansu, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Tibet, and other places.
【Original Form of Grass Spirit Resin】
The Tibetan hare has a short body, about 14 centimeters long. The head is long and narrow, with short and round ears. The upper lip is longitudinally split. There are well-developed whiskers on both sides of the snout.
The limbs are small. The hind limbs are slightly longer than the front limbs, and there is no tail. The back of the body is dark gray-brown, with dark gray hair bases, yellow-white in the middle, and black tips.
The back of the ears is black, and the inside is dark brown. There is a distinct white border on the edge of the ears. The ventral side is light in color, with yellow or white hair tips, and dark gray hair bases.
The dorsal side of the four limbs is light yellow, and the palm side is covered with dark brown dense hair. The skull is long and narrow, with the palatal canal and the incisor canal merged into one.
【Attached Formulas of Grass Spirit Resin】
①Treatment of blood stasis and menstrual cramps after childbirth: Mix grass spirit resin with equal amounts of Cyperus rotundus, grind into powder, and take with yellow wine.
②Treatment of sprains and injuries: Grass spirit resin, Angelica sinensis, safflower, red peony, peach kernel. Boil in water and take orally.
③Treatment of stomach cold and pain: Grass spirit resin, ginger (processed). Grind into fine powder, take in several doses, and take with warm water. (Selected formulas from "Chengdu Traditional Chinese Medicine").
