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Miscellaneous Insect Medicines
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Cockroach
1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis: -promotes Menstruation and abortion (Avicenna) -Pain of the Uterus or Kidneys (Avicenna) 2. Promotes Urine: -Dysuria, Edema (Unani, Europe, U.S.) 3. Resists Poison: -useful against Poison Insects -Shivering of Fevers (Avicenna) Left: American Cockroach (Principal Household Insects of the United States, Howard, 1896) |
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Cicada Cordyceps - Jin Chan Chong Cao 1. Clears Wind and Heat, Stops Spasms, Calms the Mind: -childhood convulsions, Epilepsy from Fright -Palpitations 2. Clears the Sight: -good for superficial visual obstruction NOTE: It is used similarly to Cicada Slough. |