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Cockroach; Ground Beetle

Cockroach; Ground Beetle. Class: Blood activation and stasis removal. Properties: Cold; Salty. Meridians: Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Tu Bie Chong
中文名 (Chinese)
εœŸι³–θ™«
Latin Name
Eupolyphaga Steleophaga; Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga
English Name
Cockroach; Ground Beetle
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Cold; Salty
Meridians (归经)
Liver
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood activation and stasis removal
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
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🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
1.treatment of amenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stagnation. cockroach (chechong) is used with rhubarb (dahuang) and peach seed (taoren) in the formula xia yuxue tang .2. treatment of abdominal or epigastric masses. cockroach (chechong) is used with turtle shell (biejia), rhubarb (dahuang), moutan bark (mudanpi) and peach seed (taoren) in the formula biejia jian wan. 3. treatment of pains caused by external injuries or lumbar pain due to sprain. cockroach (chechong) is used wi
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
1.treatment of amenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain due to blood stagnation. cockroach (chechong) is used with rhubarb (dahuang) and peach seed (taoren) in the formula xia yuxue tang .2. treatment of abdominal or epigastric masses. cockroach (chechong)
Toxicity
Toxic
πŸ”— External References
TCMID
3796
TCM-ID
2129