It is true that cockroaches can be used as medicine, but not all cockroaches can be used as medicine.
At present, cockroaches that can be used as medicine usually refer to American cockroach, Australian cockroach and Oriental cockroach of the genus Blattidae, which are used as medicine in their entirety.
Cockroaches for medicinal use are cold in nature, slightly salty in taste, and belong to the spleen, liver and kidney meridians, which can detoxify and eliminate chancre (remove poisonous evils, eliminate chancre), invigorate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis. Decoctions of cockroaches in broth or powdered powder can be taken internally, which is effective in treating such conditions as chancre in children (a chronic disease of children, manifested as emaciation, dietary abnormality, abdominal distension, and sparse and withered hair, etc), and obstruction of mass in the abdomen (the appearance of tangible and intangible masses in the abdomen, which are painful and distended).
The Chinese medicine cockroach is pounded and applied externally, and can also treat boils, nameless swelling and pain. This medicine is cold, in order to avoid affecting the fetus, pregnant women can not be used, because not all cockroaches can be used in medicine, so patients should not use cockroaches indiscriminately, if you need to use the medicine, you must go through the guidance of professional Chinese medicine practitioners.