What are the effects and functions of blister beetles?

Everyone must be very unfamiliar with the blister beetle, because it is not a very common Chinese medicinal material. Rather than saying it is a traditional Chinese medicine, it is better to say that the blister beetle is actually a living organism, but it can be used as medicine after a series of processing. Generally speaking, you can hardly see mylabris in spring and winter, but they are very common in the other two seasons. So, what are the effects and functions of blister beetles?

effect

It can break up blood and remove blood stasis, disperse nodules and eliminate lameness, and attack toxins and corrode ulcers.

Indications

It is used for mass in the body, amenorrhea, stubborn tinea, scrofula, warts, carbuncle that does not ulcerate, and dead skin cells of malignant ulcers.

Related Combinations

1. Menstrual obstruction: 3 liang of hair of a boy or girl (burned into ashes), 21 blister beetles (fried with glutinous rice until yellow), 1 qian of musk, grind into powder. Take one coin each time, with hot ginger wine before meals. (Sheng Hui Fang)

2. Intestinal gas pain: remove the core of a jujube, remove the head, legs and wings of a blister beetle, put it into the jujube, wrap it with paper and simmer it until cooked. Remove the blister beetle and eat the jujube, and take it with a soup made from cinnamon bark and Piper serrata. (Direct Pointing Prescription)

3. Dog bites: fry seven blister beetles with one cup of glutinous rice, remove the yellow parts; add another seven blister beetles, fry until they turn yellow and remove them; add another seven blister beetles, wait until the rice smokes, remove the blister beetles and grind into powder. Apply it with oil, it will help relieve constipation. (Compendium of Medical Prescriptions).

Dosage

For oral administration, 0.03-0.06g, mostly made into pills or powders after processing. For external use, grind into powder or soak in wine and vinegar, or make into ointment and apply to the affected area. It is not suitable for large area use.

Taboo

This product is highly toxic and should be taken with caution. It is forbidden for pregnant women to use it. External use has a strong irritating effect on the skin and mucous membranes, and can cause redness, burning, blistering, and even rot of the skin, so it is not suitable for long-term application or large-area use.

Collection and processing

Catch in summer and autumn, suffocate or scald to death, and dry in the sun.

Preparation method

1. Raw blister beetles: remove impurities.

2. Rice blister beetle: Heat the rice in a pot, spray a little water on the rice sticking to the pot, when smoke comes out, add the blister beetle, stir-fry gently until the rice turns yellow-brown, take out, remove the rice grains, and remove the head, feet, and wings. For every 100kg of mylabris, use 20kg of rice.