Cockroach

蟑螂

Name

Zhang Lang (Cockroach)

Property

Salty, cold; liver, spleen and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Remove stasis and dissipate nodulation, remove toxicity and promote diuresis.

Indications

Sore throat, difficult urination, infantile malnutrition, tonsillitis, cirrhosis with ascites; asthma, edema, barbiers, sores and boils, snake and insect bites, strangury for external use.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 1~3 ones, or bake it to make powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to pregnant women.