This product is the larva of the blowfly family, the Oriental latrine fly (Chrysomyia megacephala (Fab.)).

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Salty and bitter, cold.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clears heat, eliminates malnutrition, strengthens the stomach, regulates the intestines, and removes toxins.

bubble_chart Indications

Treating infantile malnutrition with accumulation fever, febrile delirium, toxic dysentery, and vomiting of food.

bubble_chart Processing and Storage

Rinse clean, dry in the sun, then either stir-fry or calcine, and use as powder.