Bighead dog

Bighead dog

(Lu Chuan Ben Cao)

[synonym] millipede, grasshopper, grasshopper (Chinese crop diseases and insect pests Atlas).

[source] it is the whole insect of calabash.

[animal morphology] hyacinth

Body oblong, about 2 cm long, female larger. The back of the body is dark brown, glossy; the abdomen is light. The head has a pair of compound eyes, which are hemispherical and protruding. The inner edge and cheeks of the compound eyes are yellowish brown; the antennae are a pair, which are slender and sometimes asymmetric. There are 2 pairs of wings, the front wing is light brown, glossy, the back wing is yellowish brown, the tip is folded longitudinally to expose the abdomen. There are three pairs of feet, and the hind legs are very thick. One pair of tail hairs is brown, and the female has another ovipositing tube, which is also brown, just like three tails.

It often inhabits in weeds or under bricks and earth. He is belligerent. It is distributed in most parts of the country.

[collection] it was caught in autumn, scalded with boiling water and dried.

[nature and taste] Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "spicy, salty, warm. "

[function indications] Lu Chuan Ben Cao: "detoxification. To control the flow of water. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: use 5-9 grinding powder each time, mix with honey.