Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Qiu Yin Ni
蚯蚓泥
蚯蚓粪
地龙粪
Wormcast
蚯蚓糞
地龍糞
Name
Qiu Yin Ni (Wormcast)
The Effect of Qiu Yin Ni
Property
Sweet, sour, cold.
Actions
Remove toxicity, resolve swelling, astringe wound.
Indications
Incised wound, hematemesis, difficult urination, erysipelas, snake and insect bites, bone sticking, sores in the ear.
Dosage and Administrations
It is made into powder for oral taking, or made into pills. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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