ground beetle; Eupolyphaga sinensis
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ground beetle; Eupolyphaga sinensis (a beetle used in traditional Chinese medicine)
technicalAlso known as 土鳖虫, this insect is used in traditional Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation and healing fractures.
Zhè蔗
chóng虫
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
yòng用
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
。
The ground beetle is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal material.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
kūn昆
chóng虫
yě也
jiào叫
dì地
biē鳖
huò或
tǔ土
biē鳖
chóng虫
。
This insect is also called dìbiē or tǔbiēchóng.
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Zhè蔗
chóng虫
zài在
zhōng中
yī医
yào药
zhōng中
jù具
yǒu有
pò破
xuè血
zhú逐
yū瘀
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
Ground beetles have the effect of breaking blood stasis in traditional Chinese medicine.