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Armadillidium
Wood louse
鼠妇 〔鼠婦〕 shǔ fù
Alternate Chinese names: 地虱 dì shī
Kingdom: Animal
Origin in unofficial sources: Armadillidium vulgare (Latreille); Porcellio scaber Latreille
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Sour; cool; nontoxic*.
Actions and indications: Breaks the blood, disinhibits water, resolves toxin, and relieves pain. Treats enduring mother-of-malaria (glomus lump in malarial disease);