Eupolyphaga sinensis

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Eupolyphaga sinensis
Dried individuals
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Corydiidae
Genus: Eupolyphaga
Species:
E. sinensis
Binomial name
Eupolyphaga sinensis
(Walker, 1868)
Synonyms [1]
  • Heterogamia dohrniana Saussure, 1893
  • Eupolyphaga dohrniana (Saussure, 1893)
  • Polyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)

Eupolyphaga sinensis (Chinese: 土鳖虫), is a species of wingless, flightless cockroach in the genus Eupolyphaga, native to Western China and Mongolia. The dried body is used in traditional Chinese medicine.[2] They are collected, scalded to death by boiling water, and dried either in the sun or by baking. [3]

References

  1. ^ George Beccaloni. "species Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)". Blattodea Species File (Version 1.0/4.1). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  2. PMID 22366674
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  3. doi:10.1155/2020/1752415
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