Walking night

Walking night

(bielu)

[synonyms] negative disk (bielu), fart disk (Tao Hongjing), nocturnal travel (materia medica), Qi (compendium).

[source] it is the nocturnal whole worm of the family Tenebrionidae.

[animal form] walking night

The body is grate shaped, about 2 cm long. The head is prominent, with compound eyes and 1 pair of antennae; the antennae are filiform, 11 nodes. The big share is big, with one tooth at the end. There are two black stripes and seven longitudinal lines in the Coleoptera. The Coleoptera of the male reach to the end of the tail, while the female has 2-3 tail segments. The lower part of the chest is yellow and the abdomen is black. Three pairs of feet, yellow in color, long in shape, suitable for walking; tarsi 5, male forelimb tarsi inflated. The larva is slender and flat, milky white, with thin head and tail and thick middle.

Adults live under rocks and rotten wood. They are nocturnal, preying on small insects. When stimulated, they emit a yellow stench gas in the anal gland.

[nature and taste] Compendium: "pungent, warm, with little poison. "

[function indications] bielu: "it can cure abdominal pain, cold and heat, and promote blood circulation. "

Chinese PinYin : Hang Ye