Ban Mao - 斑蝥 - Mylabris

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Mylabris
Common English:	Cantharides Chinese Blistering Beetle Mylabris Telini Fly

Category

Substances for Topical Application

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Cold Very Toxic (Toxic)	Large Intestine Liver Stomach (Small Intestine) (Kidney)	0.03-0.06g Topically: 0.1-0.3g Tincture: 5-15 drops

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Attacks toxin and erodes sores	Topically for sores, carbuncles and scrofula Dog bites
Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and disperses clumps	Palpable fixed masses and local distention due to Blood Stasis

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Alumen Ming Fan Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai	Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang	Scorpio Quan Xie Scolopendra Wu Gong
Chronic, non-healing, suppurative sores.	Amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis.	As a pill coated with Cinnabaris Zhu Sha for chronic persistent muscle and joint pain.
Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji	Rx. Euphorbiae Kansui Gan Sui	Hb. Menthae Bo He Egg Whites
Internally for immobile masses of the Liver.	Mix with vinegar and apply topically several times daily for psoriasis or fungal infection.	Internally for scrofula.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
Amenorrhea from Blood Stagnation.

Notes

• Because most references lack an anti-cancer section, this herb is placed in other sections. One reference classifies it as an herb for external application, another places it in the Insecticide, Bactericide, and Fungicide category, and other sources treat it as a Blood Invigorating herb.
• It irritates the skin, producing redness and blisters that break and then heal, literally wearing the sore away.
• Its blistering effect is strong but slow to appear. Pain is minimal, healing is rapid and there is often no scar. Applied to an open wound, it can do irreversible damage.
• Combined with garlic, it may be applied topically for sores, furuncles and carbuncles.
• It exerts an anti-tumoral effect.
• It makes cancer tissue break down and decay.
• It is reported to be effective against esophageal, gastric, Liver, cardiac, Lung and breast cancers.
• For Liver or gastrointestinal cancer, use it internally.
• For cervical lymphosarcoma and gastric and esophageal cancers, grind it to a powder and apply it to ST-36 to raise a blister. At the same time, steam one insect together with an egg and take this three times a day.
• According to one source, it induces abortion.
• It is reported to treat hernial disorders.
• It is also used for facial paralysis, Bi syndrome, alopecia areata, urolithiasis and verruca warts.
• For warts, nevus and melanoma, pound three Ban Mao, 15g polished glutinous rice and one garlic together and apply the mixture topically to the lesion.
• For furuncles and swelling, crush Ban Mao and apply it to the lesion while scratching the lesion with a needle.
• Combined with chemotherapy, this substance can control leukopenia in leukemia patients.
• Mylabris Ban Mao is highly toxic; it attacks toxicity and wears away putrefaction. Lithargyrum Mi Tuo Seng is neutral, salty and acrid. It kills parasites, reduces swelling, astringes urine and generates flesh, and it excels at treating skin eruptions from sweating and tinea from Dampness.
• Although it is toxic, it is an important remedy for severe conditions such as carcinomas, fungal and viral infections, leukocyte Deficiency and reproductive deficiencies, including impotence and sterility.
• Ban Mao plaster is used all over the world and is the most important, effective and widely used counterirritant known
• Rice Mylabris Mi Ban Mao is less toxic and tastes better, so it can be taken internally to break up fixed and mobile masses and unblock menstruation.