Firefly

Firefly

(Ben Jing)

Different names: Xiaoxing (the book of songs), phosphorus (the biography of Mao's Poetry), danniao and Danliang (Xia Xiaozheng), namely Zhao (Erya), luminous (Ben Jing), nocturnal Zhao, Jingtian, fire fighting, Juhuo, Youhuo (Wupu materia medica), Yaoye and Xiaozhu (Cui Bao's notes on ancient and modern times), Fangguang (BIE Lu), phosphorous ran and zhaophosphorus (pinhui Jingyao).

[source] the whole body of firefly.

Firefly

The body is narrow and long, 1.5-2 cm long, male and female equal. The body is dark brown, and the front chest, back and tail are dark yellow or peach. The head is concealed under the chest, the mouth is pointed, and can chew; the antennae are flagellate, with gray hairs. There are dark brown straight stripes in the center of the front chest and back, with prominent posterior corner and more carving points. Prismatic long triangle. There are 2 pairs of wings, the front wing is leathery Coleoptera, with 4 straight lines on it and many incisions in the chamber; the hind wing is slightly larger and folded under the coleoptile. There are 3 pairs of feet. The basal segments of the front and middle limbs are cylindrical. There are conical protrusions in the basal segments of the rear limbs. The tibia has no thorns. The abdomen has 6-7 segments and can twist freely. The yellow and white part of caudal ganglion can emit light. The male is stronger than the female.

Adults mostly live in the grass near the water, lying in the daytime and rising at night. The female lays eggs between the grass roots near the water, and the eggs glow from the inside when they develop gradually. The larvae live near the water, and can prey on small insects and snail.

[collection] in summer and autumn.

[Xing Wei] 1. Ben Jing: "it tastes pungent and slightly warm. "

② Bielu: "non toxic. "

[Guijing] compendium of materia medica: "start with Taiyin classic. "

[functions and indications] 1. Ben Jing: "it is used to improve eyesight, burn sores in children, and heat Qi. "

② "Treatise on medicinal properties": "to cure green blindness. "

[selected formula] for treating liver Qi caused by overwork, dark eyes: 27 fireflies, 2 carp galls, fireflies in the gall, dried in the shade for 100 days, rammed as the end. Use a little of each. (Sheng Hui Fang)