Earthworms (earthworms) are common annelids that grow on land. It lives in the soil and usually comes out at night. It mainly feeds on livestock manure and organic waste, which is swallowed with the soil when it is eaten, and sometimes it eats small parts such as stems and leaves of plants. Earthworms can loosen soil, improve soil quality and promote high agricultural yield. At present, there are about 4000 species in the world, and 306 species belonging to 28 genera and 9 families have been recorded in China.
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The efficacy of earthworms:
Indications: snake plague, three insects luring corpses, ghost plague and poisoning. Stir-fry it into pieces, and then remove the bugs. Turn it into water to treat typhoid fever, yellow abdomen, febrile diseases, fever and crazy talk, and drink juice to treat diseases. Remove the mud inside, salt it into water, and treat all kinds of fever, fever and epilepsy in children, apply erysipelas and paint sores. Mix onions into juice to treat deafness. Treat apoplexy and laryngitis. Stir-fry and grind into powder, which is the main poison of snake.
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Baidu encyclopedia-earthworm