Niu Meng Chong (Tabanus) — Dried Horsefly Insect Herb, 500g Bulk

Niu Meng Chong (Tabanus bivittatus), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Niú Méng Chóng (牛虻虫) and also called Fei Meng (蜚虻) or the horsefly, is the dried body of a traditional insect-based herb long recorded in classical Chinese materia medica. For centuries it has been prized as a blood-quickening, stasis-breaking herb used to invigorate circulation, disperse fixed masses, and open blocked channels. Its nature is bitter and slightly cold, with a small toxic potential in TCM theory, making it a potent yet carefully dosed herb traditionally applied to stubborn blood stasis patterns.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional insect-based Chinese herb (Tabanus)
• Known in TCM as Niu Meng Chong / Fei Meng
• Prized for blood-quickening and stasis-breaking direction
• Clean, selected large-grade dried horsefly
• 500g bulk pack, 24-month shelf life

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sorted to present clean, whole dried horsefly bodies of selected large grade, with a dark brown to blackish color and a dry, brittle texture. The aroma is faintly earthy and insect-like, characteristic of dried animal materia medica. When decocted, it yields a dark, mildly bitter infusion traditionally taken in small measured amounts within a formula.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoction formulas
• Blended with other herbs under TCM guidance
• Classical blood-stasis formula preparation
• Herbal practitioner use

Traditional Uses

In folk and classical herbal practice, Niu Meng Chong is decocted into formulas alongside herbs such as peach kernel, safflower, and rhubarb to invigorate blood and break stasis. It appears in traditional preparations addressing fixed abdominal masses and blocked menses, always in small measured amounts and typically within a balanced formula. Because of its potency, it is traditionally used under the guidance of a qualified TCM practitioner rather than as a daily tea or food ingredient.

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