Ground turtle, also known as ground turtle, is an insect medicine, and is also used as a healing medicine for blood circulation and blood stasis, and as an important medicine for breaking tendons and bones. The ground turtle is slightly oval in shape, while the ground turtle is slightly oval in shape, with a small round black spot on each side of the thorax, and the gold-rimmed ground turtle has a yellow border around it, hence the name “gold-rimmed ground turtle”. All three are equally used in medicine, but the first two are more widely sold, while the latter is sold in Guangdong. So how was it discovered that the earth turtle can cure diseases? There is another legendary story. The story of the earthworm According to legend, in ancient times, there was an oil mill that extracted oil. The oil mill employed many people to work, including an old man named Wang Boss is in charge of the fire. One morning, he was burning the fire under the stove when he saw a few turtle worms crawling out of the ash pile, so he put down his shovel to catch them. A moment later, a few more crawled out of the ash pile, he picked up the fire shovel and smashed the ground, but one did not hit, only to make him angry and cursed. When he looked down, there was another one, and he hurriedly smashed it down again, resulting in the small turtle worm being cut into two sections. At this time, the wok was frying vegetable seeds, and because Wang was in a hurry to catch the insects, he forgot about it, resulting in all the vegetable seeds in the wok being fried black. The next day, when he was sweeping the floor, he found that the little turtle worm that was cut into two sections yesterday was alive again. When he took a closer look, he found that the turtle was automatically connected, and there was no trace of severance. When he looked more closely, he found that only when the female was cut off could it be connected automatically. Once, Wang’s child accidentally fell down from a high hill and broke his leg. He hired several doctors but could not be cured, this is very anxious. Suddenly, he remembered the ground turtle worms, so he grabbed some female ones, dried them, grinded them and mixed them with sesame oil to put on his son’s injury. Within a few days, the boy’s leg was cured. From then on, the story that the earthworm could cure bruises and fractures spread among the people and has been handed down to this day. Sources and effects of the earthworm Source: 1. The source of the earthworm is the dried body of the female of the insect turtle, Geometridae, or Jizo. 2. The source of the golden-sided earth turtle is the dried female of the insect Red-sided Water Devil. Origin: 1. The earth turtle insect is mainly distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hunan. 2.Golden-sided earth turtle is mainly produced in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. Taste: salty, cold, slightly toxic; belongs to the liver meridian. Effects: Breaking blood and expelling blood stasis, renewing tendons and connecting bones. Usage and dosage: 1. Decoction, 3-10g; 2. Powdered, 1-1.5g, served with yellow wine; 3. Appropriate amount for external use. Note: Not to be taken by pregnant women. The turtle worm was first recorded in Shennong Ben Cao Jing, and was classified as a Chinese product: “Stinging insect, salty and cold in taste. Mainly used for cold and heat in the heart and abdomen, blood stagnation and obstruction, to break hardness, and to lower blood shutdown, a ground turtle. Born in Chuanze.” Therefore, the earth turtle worm is clinically used to treat: 1. bruises and injuries, tendon injuries and fractures, bruises and pain. It can activate the blood, relieve swelling and pain, and renew tendons and bones to heal injuries. 2.Stagnation of blood, abdominal pain after childbirth and accumulation of lumps. It can break blood and expel blood stasis while eliminating stagnation and clearing menstruation, and is often used for stagnation of menstruation and birth and accumulation of lumps.