Nine fragrant insects can be used medicinally, has the effect of regulating qi and relieving pain, warming the middle and helping the yang, can be decocted into the soup, into the pill, powder service, the specific use of the doctor’s advice.
The medicinal source of nine fragrant insects is the dried body of nine fragrant insects of the stink bug family, the nature of warmth, its effect is to regulate qi and relieve pain, warming the middle and helping the yang, can be used for the treatment of gastric cold and distension, impotence and lumbar knee pain and soreness of the kidney. It can be used in decoction, pills and powder, but the specific usage and dosage should be determined by the doctor according to the condition and body type.
For the treatment of cold and stagnation in the middle jiao, poor qi flow, distension and pain in the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen), Jiu Xiang Caterpillar can be combined with Gao Liang Jiang and Mu Xiang, etc. For the treatment of distension and pain in the chest and ribs due to stagnation of the liver and stagnation of the qi, or for the treatment of gastric pain due to discordance between the liver and stomach, Jiu Xiang Caterpillar can be combined with Xiao Xiao and Yan Hu Suo.
For the treatment of kidney yang deficiency and failure of vital fire (weakness of kidney yang, which reduces the function of warming and promoting the circulation of qi and blood), Jiu Xiang Caterpillar can be used alone in hot and powdered form, or combined with Epimedium, Cortex Eucommiae, etc. The adverse effects of the above drugs are not known.
The adverse effects of the above drugs are not clear. Patients are advised to consult a doctor in time if they feel unwell and standardize the treatment. It is recommended to use Chinese herbal medicines under the guidance of doctor’s diagnosis, do not use Chinese herbal medicines blindly by yourself.