Tiger moth

[ source ] from the" compendium of Materia Medica" gleaning
Pinyin name ] [ Dē né
English name [ ] grain moth, tigermoth
[ alias ] moths, spark, for light, moth
[ source ]
Medicine medium source: arctiidae moth adult animal.
Latin botanical name: Arctia Caja Linnaeus. animal fossil
Harvest and storage: Autumn catch, fresh; or simmer Pei dry, grind end.
[ ] the original morphology of moths, body is large, dark brown, ca.3cm width of about8cm, wings. Small head, on both sides of a compound eye to muzzle developed,1; lower lip to be long. 1 pair of antennae, pinnate. The Department of thoracic segment, with red. 2 pairs of wings, membranous, with scales; tea brown forewings, with yellowish white mesh pattern, hind wings have black marks a number. On foot3. Abdominal obesity, orange. The larvae are black, oblong, grayish yellow or reddish fur.
[ ] habitat distribution
Ecological environment: adult phototaxis.
Resource distribution: in most parts of the country have distribution.
[ ] warm salty taste;
[ ] the lung meridian
[ indications ] detoxification and astringing sores. The main conclusion
[ usage] : the amount, at the end of the inquiry and application.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]

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