Pinyin names Hu ā zh and zh ū

English name golden spider

Alias spider

Source: It is the whole silk or net silk of striped spider of arachnid.

Latin animal and plant mineral name: Argiope bruennichii (Scopoli).

Harvest and storage: use it when you catch it, and rarely use it.

Prototype gold spider; The female spider is 18-22mm long and the male spider is 5.9mm long. The female spider has an oval head and chest, a grayish yellow back and thick silvery white hair. The basal segment of the claw limb, the jaw lobe of the touching limb and the lower lip are all colored. The middle fossa is arranged horizontally, and the middle fossa, the cervical sulcus and the radial sulcus are all dark gray, with the center of the chest plate yellow and the edge brown. The foot is yellow with black spots and thorns, and there are black wheel marks from the knee joint to the posterior tarsal joint. The abdomen is rectangular, the back is yellow, and there are protrusions on the front shoulders. From front to back, there are about 10 dark brown stripes, so it is called striped golden spider, with black spots in the center of the abdomen and a yellow longitudinal stripe on each side. Female external organ pituitary wedge. The body color of male spiders is not as bright as that of female spiders, and the back of abdomen is pale yellow without black stripes.

Habitat distribution ecological environment: living in grassland and humid areas in the sun, generally netting on grassland or field edge.

Distribution of resources: Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

Character identification: the head, chest, abdomen and feet of this product are irregularly broken, but the complete oval abdomen is light yellow with black stripes on it, and the broken feet are light yellow with black wheel marks and black thorns, and brown fine coarse hair. Light and crisp. Slight gas, slightly bitter and slightly salty.

The chemical composition of digestive juice contains alkaline protease nase, which has the ability to decompose elastic tissues and weak chemotaxis. Guanine compounds in excreta account for more than 85% of total nitrogen. Blood contains hemocyanin with a molecular weight of 79,000, which all contain white matter, fat and sugar.

Slightly bitter in nature; Gender equality; mild toxicity

Meridian and kidney meridian

Indications: tonifying kidney and strengthening yang; Detoxification and swelling reduction. Indications for impotence; Carbuncle, swelling and furuncle; Hemorrhoids and fistula

Oral administration and dosage: grind into pills and powder, 0.5- 1g daily, or 1g daily. External use: appropriate amount, coated or applied.

Various factions discuss China medical zoology: it has detoxification function. Indications: scrofula, sores, swelling and poisonous snake bite.

Excerpts from Chinese Materia Medica