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Anoplophora seu Apriona

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Name

Tian Niu (Mulberry longicorn)

  1. 天牛
  2. Tian Niu
  3. Mulberry longicorn

The Effect of Anoplophora seu Apriona

Property

Sweet, warm, slightly toxic; heart and spleen meridians entered.

Actions

Activate blood and dredge meridians, dissipate stasis and alleviate pain, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.

Indications

Amenorrhea caused by blood stasis, dysmenorrheal, sores and boils, traumatic injury.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~5 longicorn, or made into pills and powder. Proper dosage is for external application, made into paste for applying.