Properties: Salty, cold

Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver, Spleen and Kidney

1. Remove Stasis and Dissipates nodules
   Topical for wound healing
   Sore throat
   Tonsillitis
   Asthma
   Infantile malnutrition
2. Resolve toxicity
   Sores and boils
   Snake and insect bites
   Wounds and damaged tissues
3. Promote urination
   Difficult urination
   Cirrhosis with ascites
   Oedema
   Strangury

Suggested Daily Dosage: 1-3g in decoction.

Cautions: It is contraindicated to pregnant women.

Notes:

There has been a lot of recent interest in the medicinal effects of Periplaneta americana and it is available in an ethanol extract in kang fu xin ye (康复新液) for wound healing and tissue repair. Some examples include:

Moore (2019). Cockroaches: the new miracle cure for China's ailments. The Telegraph Sun 13th January 2019.
Zhang et al (2016). Periplaneta americana extract used in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. World Journal of Emergency Medicine 2016; 7(1); 50-54. DOI: 10.5847%2Fwjem.j.1920-8642.2016.01.009.
Zhao et al (2017). Anti-tumor effects of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. Chinese Medicine 2017; 12: 26. DOI: 10.1186%2Fs13020-017-0149-6.
Song et al. (2017) Periplaneta americana Extracts Promote Skin Wound Healing via Nuclear Factor Kappa B Canonical Pathway and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Signaling. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017; Article ID 5821706. DOI: 10.1155/2017/5821706.
Zhang et al (2013). Protective effect of periplaneta americana extract on intestinal mucosal barrier function in patients with sepsis. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2013; 33(1); 70-73. DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6272(13)60103-X