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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Corydiidae |
| Genus: | Eupolyphaga |
| Species: | E. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupolyphaga sinensis (Walker, 1868)
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Bai, Ling; He, Liu; Yu, Penghao; Luo, Jiaoyang; Yang, Meihua; A, Xiangren; Wei, Xiaoxing (2020). "Molecular Characterization of Mycobiota and Aspergillus Species from Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker Based on High-Throughput Sequencing of ITS1 and CaM". Journal of Food Quality. 2020: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2020/1752415.
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