Eupolyphaga sinensis explained
Eupolyphaga sinensis, 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.[1] They are collected, scalded to death by boiling water, and dried either in the sun or by baking. [2]
Notes and References
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- 10.1155/2020/1752415 . Molecular Characterization of Mycobiota and Aspergillus Species from Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker Based on High-Throughput Sequencing of ITS1 and CaM . 2020 . Bai . Ling . He . Liu . Yu . Penghao . Luo . Jiaoyang . Yang . Meihua . A . Xiangren . Wei . Xiaoxing . Journal of Food Quality . 2020 . 1–7 . free .