Are woodlice poisonous?

Woodlice are not poisonous, but as an invertebrate, they are often used as a medicine nowadays because of their medicinal value in relieving some existing ailments in the body, such as wind, diabetes, toothache and other phenomena. But of course we should pay attention to the correct usage, because blind use will actually have adverse effects on our health.

Pillbugs are invertebrates belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea, suborder Woodlouse. There are many types of woodlice, most of which have long oval bodies, with adults being 9 to 15 mm long, with a very noticeable flat dorsal and ventral shape, and are gray-brown or gray-blue in color. They can often curl up into a ball and are herbivorous terrestrial species with chewing mouthparts. They are the only crustaceans that are fully adapted to life on land, and are distributed from the seaside to highlands at around 5,000 meters above sea level. The first antennae are short, and the last seven pairs of thoracic limbs become walking legs. But they all need to live in humid, warm and sheltered places. They are active at night and have negative phototropism. They will move or curl up into a ball in response to stimuli such as light and touch. Unlike insects and spiders that are highly adapted to life on land, it is distributed in most parts of my country. In the fields, it mainly harms cucumbers, tomatoes, rapeseed, etc. Common species include representatives of the woodlouse family, mylomyiaceae, and mylomyiaceae.

Medicinal value

Pillbug

1. Maternal urinary constipation. Use seven woodlice, boil them, grind them into powder, and take them with wine.

2. Pinch the mouth to relieve navel wind. Mash the woodlice and squeeze out a little juice to drink.

3. Pain caused by wind tooth. Use one woodlouse, one croton kernel, and one pepper, grind them into powder, add rice and make them into balls as big as mung beans. Bite a ball wrapped in cotton, spit it out when saliva comes out. It works wonders.

In addition, it can also be used to relieve sore throat, relieve pain, and promote diuresis. Used for chronic tracheitis, postoperative pain, toothache, stomatitis, thrush, sore throat, difficulty urinating, and amenorrhea.

I believe that after understanding the medicinal value of woodlice introduced above, you should know what its main uses are as an invertebrate animal. Only by understanding these common sense scientifically and rationally can we effectively use them to treat stomatitis, thrush, sore throat, and reduce the impact of more adverse diseases in the body.