Eupolyphaga sinensis

Eupolyphaga sinensis
	Dried individuals
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Corydiidae
Genus:	Eupolyphaga
Species:	E. sinensis
Binomial name
	Eupolyphaga sinensis; (Walker, 1868)
Synonyms
	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

^ George Beccaloni. "species Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)". Blattodea Species File (Version 1.0/4.1). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
^ Gang-feng Ge; Chen-huan Yu; Bing Yu; Zhen-hua Shen; Dong-liang Zhang; Qiao-feng Wu (2012). "Antitumor effects and chemical compositions of Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker ethanol extract". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 141 (1): 178–182. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.02.016. PMID 22366674.
^ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jfq/2020/1752415/

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[1] George Beccaloni. "species Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)". Blattodea Species File (Version 1.0/4.1). Retrieved November 28, 2012.

[2] Gang-feng Ge; Chen-huan Yu; Bing Yu; Zhen-hua Shen; Dong-liang Zhang; Qiao-feng Wu (2012). "Antitumor effects and chemical compositions of Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker ethanol extract". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 141 (1): 178–182. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.02.016. PMID 22366674.

[3] ttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/jfq/2020/1752415/

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