ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Gadfly
Gadfly. Class: Blood activation and stasis removal. Properties: Bitter; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Liver
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Meng Chong
δΈζε (Chinese)
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Latin Name
Tabanus
English Name
Gadfly
Alias Names
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β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Bitter; Slightly Cold
Meridians (ε½η»)
Liver
Part Used
Dry body of female mature insect
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood activation and stasis removal
εζεη±» (CN)
ζ΄»θ‘εζ·€
π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
Treament of: 1. amenorrhea or abdominal and epigastric masses caused by blood stagnation. gadfly (mengchong) is used with leech (shuizhi), cockroach (chechong), peach seed (taoren) and rhubarb (dahuang) in the formula dahuang zhechong wan. 2. pain due to external injury. gadfly (mengchong) is used with frankincense (ruxiang), myrrh (moyao) and peach seed (taoren).
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Treament of: 1. amenorrhea or abdominal and epigastric masses caused by blood stagnation. gadfly (mengchong) is used with leech (shuizhi), cockroach (chechong), peach seed (taoren) and rhubarb (dahuang) in the formula dahuang zhechong wan. 2. pain due to
Toxicity
Toxic
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