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Pleonomus Canaliculatus

叩头虫
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Name

Kou Tou Chong (Burrowed Click Beetle)

  1. 叩头虫
  2. Kou Tou Chong
  3. Burrowed Click Beetle
  4. 叩頭蟲

The Effect of Pleonomus Canaliculatus

Property

Pungent, slightly warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Strengthen the tendons and bones, prevent malaria.

Indications

Malaria, arthralgia and myalgia, paralysis of limbs.

Dosage and Administrations

Stew it for eating, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.