2. Earthworm is one of 67 kinds of animal medicines recorded in Shennong Materia Medica, the earliest monograph of traditional Chinese medicine in China. It is classified as inferior medicine in Shennong Materia Medica Classic, which has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving convulsion, dredging collaterals, relieving asthma and diuresis. Often decocted, it can be used for high fever, coma, convulsion, joint pain, cough due to lung heat, oliguria and edema, hypertension, etc. It mainly contains a variety of amino acids. Because the smell of raw products is too strong, it is generally necessary to fry them for medicine. Tao Hongjing said, "Take dried earthworms and boil them into crumbs." . Traditionally, there are many ways to make earthworm, such as dispensing, vinegar, cooking, wine, oil, fried clam powder, salt and so on. , make its texture crisp, detoxify, correct odor, and facilitate frying uniforms.