meng chong 虻蟲 (in English and Chinese 中英文)
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Tabanus bivittatus |
Zoological name: 學名﹕ | Tabanus bivittatus Matsumura |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | bouchuu |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ |
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Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ |
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Other Names: 別名﹕ | niu meng chong 牛虻虫,niu wen zi 牛蚊子 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ |
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Distribution: 產地﹕ | Found in all China. Main production areas are Qin Ling mountain areas of the south western part Shaanxi and also Jiangsu. Production of Qin Ling is about 60% of all the production of China. The small meng chong is mainly produced in Inner Mongolia, Shanxi area which produce a smaller amount. Other provinces like Guangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei, Shanxi, Henan, Liaoning also produce meng chong. 中 國 南、北均產 。主產 于陝 西 南部的秦 嶺 山 區 和江 蘇 一带。 主要分布于陝 西的柞水、寧 陝 、漢 陽 、安康、鎮安、佛坪等縣 市,其中柞水、寧 陝二縣產 量最大,質 量 最優 ,是大虻虫的传统產 區。陝 西秦 嶺 一带虻虫的最高年產 量为5000千克,占全 國 總 產 量的60%。小虻虫主產 于内蒙、山西一带,貨 量較 少 。廣 西、四川、浙江、江 蘇 、湖南、湖北、山西、河南、遼 寧 等地亦產 。(資料來源:張景岳中醫藥研究中心) |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, slightly cold, toxic. 苦﹐ 微 寒, 有 毒 。 |
Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕ | liver. 肝。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
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動物試驗証明:
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | For treatment of blood stasis, amenorrhea, tumors of the uterus, ovaries, endometriosis, mammary glands hyperplasia , chronic inflammation of the pelvic area, physical injuries, 用於血滯經閉,跌仆傷痛, 癥瘕 (子宫肌瘤、卵巢囊腫 、子宫内膜異 位症、乳腺增生及慢性盆腔炎性包塊 等)、跌打傷痛等症, |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ |
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | 0.3 to 3 g. 0.3 ~ 3 克 。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | (1) Name of Formula: di huang tong jin wan (Fu Ren Liang Fang) Application: difficulty in menses, postpartum lochiorrhea, pain in the middle abdomen. Composition: shu di huang, shui zhi, meng chong, tao ren.
(2) Name of Formula: shui zhi tang See: Thrombocytosis, (excess platelets)
(1) 地黃通經丸 《婦人良方》 ﹕ 治月經不利,或產後惡露不盡,臍腹作疼。熟地﹐ 水蛭,﹐ 虻蟲﹐ 桃仁。 (2) 水蛭 湯﹕ 治 療 血 小 板 過 多 。 (3) 大 黃 蟅 蟲 丸 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ |
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Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Side effect: diarrhea. Not to use during pregnancy and also heavy bleeding during menses. 副作用 ﹕ 腹瀉。孕婦與月經過多者忌用。 |
【1】 農村醫藥報 [第489期],作者:高淥紋