Earthworm
Pheretima
Di Long

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Salty; cold

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Treatment of high fever with impaired consciousness, convulsions, arthralgia, numbness of the limbs, hemiplegia, cough and asthma due to heat in the lung, edema ano oliguria, hypertension.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. relaxing bronchial spasm in rats or rabbits.2. intravenous injection of alcoholic infusion (0.1g/kg) lowers blood pressure in anesthetized dogs.3. sedative and anticonvulsive.4. lumbrifebrine, one of its active components, is ab antipyretic.