tu bie chong

Name: tu bie chong
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土鳖虫·Eupolyphaga

Ground Beetle

Slightly toxic

Toxicity graded by American Dragon.

About tu bie chong

Tu Bie Chong (土鳖虫) is the ground beetle, recorded as Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga. It is salty in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Heart, Liver and Spleen channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that invigorate the Blood.

Names

Pinyin	tu bie chong·tu (di) bie chong
Chinese	土鳖虫
Latin Name	Eupolyphaga·Eupolyphaga seu Steleophaga·Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga·Steleophaga
English Name	Ground Beetle
Japanese	doshachu
Korean	tobyeolchung

Classification

Category: Invigorate the Blood
Channels: Spleen, Heart, Liver
Flavour: Salty
Temperature: Cold
Part used: Insect
Family: Blattidae
Species: Eupolyphaga sinensis
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Breaks up and expels Blood stasis, invigorates the Blood and disperses masses

Absent periods from Blood stasis
Fixed abdominal masses
Abdominal pain after childbirth
Swollen tongue from Blood stasis

Joins the sinews and knits bones

Fractures, torn tendons and ligaments, cuts and bruises from traumatic injury
Lumbar strain, taken as a toasted powder

Combinations

da huang
Breaks apart abdominal masses that are fixed and due to Blood Stasis
yu jin + san qi + ji nei jin
Enlarged liver with a sore, painful right upper abdomen
pu huang + wu ling zhi
Along with further Blood-invigorating herbs, ectopic pregnancy with pain, amenorrhea and a fixed, palpable mass
ru xiang + mo yao + gu sui bu + zi ran tong
Fractures with pain and swelling from trauma
da huang + shui zhi + meng chong
Blood Stasis amenorrhea
da huang + tao ren
Blood Stasis with painful periods or abdominal pain after childbirth
bie jia + san leng + mu dan pi
Blood Stasis with fixed masses in the abdomen
dang gui + chuan xiong
Painful bruising from external or traumatic injury

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any Decoction: 3-12g; Powder: 1-1.5g; Cancers: 9-15g	3-12 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Absence of Blood stasis
pregnancy Contraindicated in pregnancy, both on its own and in formulas built around it
caution May slow the heart (sinus bradycardia)
caution Skin allergy may occur
caution May cause general weakness, nausea, vertigo and digestive irritation
caution Bleeding tendency or active bleeding
caution Insect-derived: a possible allergen for people with shellfish or insect allergy, and unsuitable for vegetarians, vegans and anyone avoiding animal products
caution Its salty, cold nature suits Cold, deficient digestion poorly unless the formula adds warming support
caution A forceful substance for use within a practitioner's prescription, not for self-treatment

Interactions

Drug interactions

Anticoagulant and antiplatelet medicines (heparin, warfarin, enoxaparin, direct oral anticoagulants, aspirin, dipyridamole, clopidogrel): effects may add together; raise it with the prescriber, including before planned surgery

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