Eupolyphaga (ground beetle) Eupolyphaga sinensis (Steleophaga plancyi)
Medicines that activate blood and resolve stasisCold
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Traditional recorded function
Expel stasis, break accumulations, free collaterals, treat trauma
1. Used for abdominal masses and accumulations. 2. Used for blood stagnation amenorrhea. 3. Used for postpartum Blood stasis abdominal pain. 4. Used for traumatic injuries. 5. Used for carbuncle swelling. 6. Used for wooden tongue. 7. Used for double tongue.
Nature & taste
SaltyCold有毒
Meridians entered
HeartSpleenLiver
Botanical source
Accepted nameEupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)
FamilyCorydiidae
Classical source
Lower grade《神農本草經》
味鹹寒。主治心腹寒熱洗洗，血積癥瘕，破堅，下血閉，生子大良。一名地鱉。生川澤。
Herbal properties
ColdReducingDescendingDispersing
Found in these formulas
Biejia Jian Wan (Turtle Shell Decoction Pill)Blood Stasis-Expelling DecoctionDecoction for Removing Blood StasisRhubarb and Ground Beetle PillTrichosanthes Root Powder