Earthworm, commonly known as earthworm, is an important traditional Chinese medicine in China. It has a remarkable therapeutic effect on some diseases of human body, and even in ancient times it was often used as a drug primer. What are the effects of earthworm? Let's have a look together.

Efficacy of earthworm

1, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and treating epilepsy.

Lumbricus has a good therapeutic effect on epilepsy and convulsion caused by high fever, because it can calm down the fire and reduce mania. The decoction of earthworm and bezoar can be comparable to that of antispasmodic drugs, and can also be used to treat children's high fever and convulsion. The earthworm is ground and taken together with cinnabar, which has a good therapeutic effect on epilepsy.

2, activating meridians, treating hemiplegia.

Lumbricus is cold, so it is effective in clearing away heat, and has a miraculous effect on the blockage of meridians caused by various reasons. The swelling and pain of joints or damp heat in the body can also be treated with lumbricus. It also has obvious effect on treating qi deficiency and blood gas stagnation in the body and hemiplegia caused by stroke.

3. Treating lung heat and asthma

When someone coughs, they will feel a roar in their ears, and symptoms such as severe wheezing or persistent cough can be decocted with earthworm and ephedra or gypsum, which has a good effect on treating lung heat and asthma, clearing away lung heat and calming asthma.

4. Treating dysuria

Lumbricus can facilitate the passage of water down the kidney. For those who have symptoms such as dysuria or urinary tract obstruction, fresh lumbricus can be used and mashed. After soaking in water, the juice can be filtered out and then decocted with something diuretic.