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活血化瘀药（破血逐瘀）；传统列为有小毒 · Blood-invigorating (stasis-breaking); classically listed as slightly toxic

Ground Beetle (Eupolyphaga) tǔ biē chóng · 土鳖虫

Eupolyphaga sinensis

Nature and flavour. Salty, cold; listed as slightly toxic in the classical materia medica; Liver system.

An insect drug classed as breaking up blood stasis and as knitting sinew and bone back together. Classical sources describe it for fixed, stabbing pain and for injury to the sinews and bones, and it is a standard presence in trauma and bone-setting formulae; it is also described for amenorrhoea and for abdominal masses attributed to blood stasis. Modern clinical evidence for these uses is limited and is not established.

性味归经。咸，寒；传统本草列为有小毒；归肝经。

虫类药，归类为破血逐瘀、续筋接骨。传统文献用于瘀血所致的固定刺痛，以及跌打损伤、筋骨断裂，为伤科与接骨方的常用药；亦用于瘀血所致的经闭与癥瘕。上述用途的现代临床证据有限，尚未被证实。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Classically listed as slightly toxic. The tradition is explicit that it is avoided in pregnancy — the classical reason given is that it breaks blood. Not for anyone with a bleeding tendency, and a documented interaction concern exists with warfarin and other anticoagulants. Allergy to insect proteins is a real concern. This is not a self-care herb; any use belongs under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

传统列为有小毒。传统明确记载孕期禁用——古典理由是其破血。有出血倾向者不宜；与华法林及其它抗凝药同用存在已记载的相互作用顾虑。虫类蛋白过敏是真实风险。不属于可自行使用的药材，须在合格执业者监督下使用。

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