Praying mantis and mulberry leaves are used in medicine.

When people think of praying mantises, they usually only mention their ferocity, as they are "killers" that kill their mates after mating... But the praying mantis itself can be used as medicine.

The praying mantis, also known as the sky horse mantis, has the scientific name Mantis religiosa Linnaeus and belongs to the Mantidae family. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is called Đường lang.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, praying mantis has a sweet and salty taste, a warm nature, and is used to nourish the kidneys, strengthen the essence, detoxify, and calm the nerves. It is commonly used to treat urinary incontinence, frequent urination, nocturnal emissions, impotence, leukorrhea, sore throat, hemorrhoids, ulcers, epilepsy, etc.

People usually catch live praying mantises, remove their heads, wings, legs, and intestines, then roast them until cooked, grind them into a powder, and store it in a sealed jar for later use.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, praying mantises are rarely used as medicine, but the mantis nest they build on mulberry trees, called "tang phieu tieu," is a commonly used remedy for urinary disorders such as frequent urination (diuria), nocturia (nocturia), and seminal emission (spermatorrhea).

Tang Phiêu Tiêu has a sweet and salty taste, and a neutral nature; it enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. It has the effect of tonifying the kidneys, consolidating essence, and controlling urination. It is commonly used to treat nocturnal emissions, spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, amenorrhea, and lower back pain.

Take the nest from the mulberry branch, cook it until done, then roast it before consuming (otherwise it will cause diarrhea). Find the nest from the mulberry branch, soak it in soy sauce that has been boiled seven times, then cook until dry; any other method will not be effective.

Experience using praying mantis as a medicinal herb.

To treat nocturnal emissions, cloudy urine, burning and painful urination: take 40g each of praying mantis and dragon bone, dry them, grind them into powder, and take 10g with diluted salt water every night before bed.

Treatment for erectile dysfunction due to kidney deficiency: cook 15g of praying mantis, or stew 15g of praying mantis and one frog daily.

Treatment for sore throat: 1 praying mantis, 3g camphor, 2g borax. Dry and grind into powder, blow into the throat 2-3 times daily.

Treatment for epilepsy: 5g beetle, 9g silkworm, 2g scorpion, 5g centipede, 30g pearl powder, 30g processed pinellia, 20g processed arugula, 30g sea snail meat. All ingredients are dried and ground into powder. Take 2g twice daily.

Treatment for edema in both legs: 2 praying mantises, 30g winter melon peel, 20g Poria cocos, 20g茯苓 (Fu Ling), 20g corn silk. Boil and drink one dose daily.

Treatment for itching and rashes: Dry praying mantises, grind them into powder, and apply as a liniment.

Some experiences using Tang Phieu Tieu

Treating bedwetting:

- 60g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu (a type of herb), 30g of raspberry, 10ml of wine. Soak the herbs in wine for 30 minutes, then roast them until golden brown, grind into a powder, and divide into 30 portions. Take twice a day, in the morning and evening, with boiled water mixed with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar.

- 50g of dried Tang Phiêu Tiêu (a type of herb), 100g of dried Dioscorea opposita. Both are dried and ground into a fine powder. Take 5g twice a day, in the morning and evening, with boiling water.

Praying mantis nest

- 60g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu (a type of herb), 30g of Ích Trí Nhân (another type of herb). Grind into a fine powder. Take 9g twice a day with boiling water mixed with a little sugar.

- 60g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu (a type of herb), 30g of Khiếm Thực (another type of herb). Grind into a fine powder. Take 9g twice a day with boiling water mixed with a little sugar.

- Stew 3g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu (a type of Chinese herb) and 1 pig bladder together and eat.

- Take 6g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu and 6g of Ích Trí Nhân, dry them, grind them into powder, and divide into two doses to be taken twice a day.

- 10g of Tang Phieu Tieu, 10g of Ich Tri Nhan, 10g of Khiem Thuc, 15g of Long Cot, 10g of Kim Anh Tu, Tho Ty Tu

- Boil 10g of raspberries and 15g of oyster shell in water and drink the decoction.

- Take 12g of Tang Phieu Tieu, 12g of Dang Sam, 12g of Pha Co Chi, 8g of Ich Tri Nhan, 8g of Tho Ty Tu, and 8g of Ba Kich, decoct and drink.

Treatment for frequent urination: Roast 30g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu until golden brown. Brew and divide into two doses to be taken daily.

Treating urinary incontinence:

- Grind 15g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu into a fine powder; wash and thinly slice 150g of lean pork. Mix the powder with the pork and steam. Once cooked, give to the patient once a day for 7 consecutive days.

- 30g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu, 40g of Ích Trí Nhân, and 30g of chive seeds. Grind the herbs into a fine powder. Take 5g three times a day with boiling water mixed with 30% alcohol.

- 12g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu, 14g of Dang Shen, 15g of Huang Qi, 3g of Sheng Ma, and one pig bladder. Clean the pig bladder, put the herbs inside, sew it shut, put it in a pot with 350ml of water, and simmer over low heat until only 150ml of liquid remains. Discard the herbs. The patient should eat the bladder and drink the liquid once a day for 5 consecutive days.

To treat frequent urination and urinary incontinence in pregnant women: take 12g of dried and powdered Tang Phiêu Tiêu (a type of herb), divide into two doses, and drink with rice water twice a day.

To treat difficulty and pain during urination in pregnant women: take 5g of dried and powdered Tang Phiêu Tiêu (a type of herb) three times a day with rice water.

Treatment for urinary retention: Roast 30 pieces of mulberry leaves until golden brown, and 60g of scutellaria baicalensis. Boil thoroughly and divide into 2-3 doses.

Treatment of nocturnal emissions and leukorrhea (cloudy urine, pus in urine):

- Take 20g of dried and powdered Tang Phiêu Tiêu and 20g of Long Cốt, and take 8g each time with diluted salt water.

- 12g of Tang Phiêu Tiêu, 30g of Long Cốt, 30g of Mẫu Lệ, 15g of Kim Anh Tử, 10g of Hoàng Bá, 10g of Tri Mẫu, 30g of Dạ Giao Đằng. Decoction to be taken daily, one dose per day.

Treatment for premature ejaculation: 15g of powdered Tang Phiêu Tiêu (a type of herb); 3 pigeon eggs. Put the powder in a bowl, add 20ml of water and the pigeon eggs, stir well, steam until cooked, eat once a day on an empty stomach, for 7 consecutive days.

Treatment for erectile dysfunction: 6g of mulberry leaf, 15g of Psoralea corylifolia, 15g of Lycium barbarum, one set of seal kidney or ram kidney, 30g of Cistanche deserticola, 15g of Morinda officinalis, all dried and powdered, take 9g twice daily.

According to Health and Life