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1. Overview

(1) Medicinal value of centipedes

Centipede is a commonly used precious Chinese medicinal material. It has the effects of extinguishing wind and calming spasms, attacking toxins and dispersing nodules, unblocking meridians and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat infantile convulsions, convulsions, hemiplegia, tetanus, rheumatism, sores, snake bites, etc.

(II) The significance of artificial breeding of centipedes

In recent years, with the continuous advancement of science and technology, the widespread use of large amounts of fertilizers and pesticides, and the impact of mountain mining, the natural ecological environment of wild centipedes has been severely damaged. In addition, due to excessive capture by people, the amount of wild resources has decreased year by year.

2. Morphological and structural characteristics of centipedes

(I) Appearance characteristics of centipedes

The centipede is also known as the sky dragon, and because it has many legs, it is also known as the centipede.

1. Head

There is a pair of collective eyes on both sides of the back of the head, each pair of collective eyes includes several simple eyes, and there is a mouthpart on the ventral side of the head, which is the feeding organ of the centipede. The appendages of the head include a pair of antennae, a pair of large jaws and two pairs of small jaws. The head becomes the center of sensation and feeding.

2. Trunk

The centipede's trunk has 20 segments, with longer and shorter segments spaced apart from each other. The appendage of the first segment is called the maxillopedis, which is very developed. The last segment is a sharp poisonous claw with a poison gland inside. There is a poison gland opening at the end of the claw, which is used to poison small animals and as a weapon to defend against foreign enemies.

3. Exoskeleton

An important feature of the centipede's body is its chitinous exoskeleton. The one on the back of each segment of the trunk is called the dorsal plate, and the one on the abdomen is called the ventral plate. The dorsal plate and the ventral plate are connected by membranous thin plates on both sides.

(ii) The internal structure of the centipede

1. Digestive system

The digestive system consists of the digestive tract and digestive glands. Food enters the digestive tract from the mouth and undergoes mechanical and chemical decomposition before it can be absorbed and used by the centipede.

2. Respiratory system

Centipedes breathe using a tracheal system.

3. Circulatory system

The centipede's circulatory system is an open-tube circulation.

4. Excretion system

The excretory trachea of ​​centipedes are Malpighian tubules.

5. Nervous system

The nervous system of centipedes is similar to that of earthworms and belongs to the chain nervous system.

6. Reproductive system

Centipedes are dioecious.

3. Biological characteristics of centipedes

1. Living habits

1. Likes to live in groups, timid and afraid of being startled

2. Like dark and humid environment, but afraid of light and water stains

3. They live in their nests during the day and come out at night to move around, forage and mate.

4. Licking habits

2. Diet

Centipedes are omnivorous animals.

3. Living conditions

In addition to food and water, centipedes also need suitable temperature and humidity for their life activities. Because temperature and humidity are closely related to the growth and reproduction of centipedes, providing suitable temperature and humidity is an important link when artificially breeding centipedes. Only in this way can centipedes be raised well.

1. Temperature

Centipede is a cold-blooded animal, and all its life activities are controlled by temperature.

2. Humidity

Humidity is also an important condition for the growth and development of centipedes.

4. Reproductive characteristics

Centipedes are dioecious, cross-fertilized, and oviparous, and have the habit of incubating eggs and raising offspring.

1. The difference between male and female centipedes

When breeding centipedes, the first thing to do is to distinguish between males and females, which is the prerequisite for breeding good quality centipedes.

2. Breeding of centipedes

As a breeding centipede, it should have the following characteristics: fast growth, high reproduction rate, shiny body surface, large and healthy physique, and gentle temperament.

There are two sources of centipedes: one is to introduce them from breeding farms, and the other is to capture wild centipedes and cultivate them.

3. The reproduction process of centipedes

The reproduction process of centipedes includes mating, laying eggs, hatching, etc.

4. Several common breeding forms

1. Normal temperature breeding

(II) Heating culture

3. Cross-breeding

The so-called cross-breeding is to combine heated breeding with normal temperature breeding to maximize the scale of production within a limited area.

5. Construction of the breeding pond

1. Construction of the breeding pond

Farmers who adopt heated breeding generally use rack breeding in order to make full and reasonable use of space, maximize the scale of breeding and obtain the highest economic benefits.

(II) Stack

The scaly body is the main place for centipedes to live and move, and is also the main channel for replenishing water and minerals in the body. The growth, development, molting, egg laying and hatching of centipedes are inseparable from the scaly body, so the structure of the scaly body must be reasonable.

3. Soil cultivation

All the physiological activities of centipedes, such as egg-laying, hatching, growth and development, are inseparable from the soil. The soil must be soft, absorbent, moisturizing, and not hardened or compacted after long-term watering. The soil must also be fertile, rich in trace elements and minerals necessary for the growth, development, egg-laying and molting of centipedes.

6. Feeding and Management

1. Daily management

2. Separation of mother and child

1. Separation of mother and child

The incubation period of centipedes is as long as 40 days. During this period, there are almost no centipedes active in the centipede pond. After the small centipedes are hatched, large and small centipedes come out almost at the same time. At this time, the big centipedes are taken out and raised separately, one by one. In the end, all that are left in the breeding pond are small centipedes.

2. How to raise centipedes

The newly hatched centipedes are small and weak, and their predation ability is very low. They can only prey on small flying insects like mosquitoes. Therefore, the artificially raised centipedes are mainly fed with dead insects, meat, and plant food. Insects with hard shells should be fed after the hard shells are torn, meat should be chopped into meat paste, and plant food should also be chopped before feeding. At the same time, some high-protein substances such as milk powder should be added to their drinking water to promote their growth and development.

As centipedes grow, the stocking density should be gradually reduced, and the selection of centipede species should be done well. Those centipedes with strong physique and fast growth should be picked out and kept as seeds and fed separately. Centipedes that cannot be used as seeds can be processed for medicinal purposes after they grow up.

3. Feeding and management of centipedes

The newly separated centipedes are very weak after laying eggs and incubating them for 40 days. At this time, their food intake must be controlled. Do not feed them too much, which will cause food accumulation and indigestion, and eventually cause illness. At the same time, increase the water content of the soil so that their molting process can proceed smoothly.

7. Centipede pest control

1. Disease prevention and control

The practice of artificially raising centipedes shows that centipedes can also get sick, and their diseases include bacterial diseases, fungal diseases and physiological diseases. The causes and symptoms of several common diseases are introduced below.

1. Gastroenteritis

2. Green muscardine disease

Cause: Green muscardine disease is commonly known as green mold disease. Centipedes are infected and parasitized by green muscardine fungi, which multiply in large numbers in a humid environment or are contaminated by rotten feed and dirty drinking water.

3. Indigestion

Cause: Indigestion is a physiological disease caused by the digestive tract dysfunction of centipedes. It is caused by poor feeding and management, such as abnormal feeding, sometimes more and sometimes less feed, causing centipedes to suddenly eat too much, or feeding moldy and spoiled feed, which contains toxic substances that adversely stimulate the digestive tract.

2. Pests

1. Ants

Ants are the biggest enemies of centipedes during the molting and egg-hatching period.

2. Flour mites

The flour mite, which is less than one millimeter long, easily parasitizes on the abdomen and feet of centipedes, especially centipedes that have just shed their skin, as their bodies are young and tender and they are more easily parasitized by flour mites.

8. Processing and application of centipede

1. Processing method of dried centipede

(1) Place the harvested centipedes in a basin and use hot water to quickly kill them, but do not scald them to death.

(2) Take a thin bamboo stick with the same length and width as the centipede and sharpened at both ends. Insert one end into the lower part of the centipede's head and the other end into the tail. Use the elastic force of the bamboo stick to straighten and flatten the centipede. Dry it in the sun or in an oven.

(3) After drying, do not remove the bamboo strips. Pack 50 centipedes into a pack, wrap them with thin paper, and store them in a jar. Put some camphor in the jar to prevent insects from getting in. The jar should be placed in a dry place to prevent moisture from affecting the quality. Do not use sulfur to fumigate the centipedes while they are in the jar, as this will prevent the centipedes from losing their legs and changing color during storage, which will reduce their quality.

(4) The requirements for dried centipedes are: the body is dry, free of impurities, mildew, and insects. The body is straight and complete without broken heads or legs.

(II) How to make centipede wine

Take 3 to 5 centipedes, scald them to death with hot water, rinse them with light salt water, and soak the whole thing in 60-degree rice wine for three months.

3. Treatment of centipede stings

If you are stung by a centipede, you should immediately take the following measures:

1. Immediately apply pressure to the sting area. This can squeeze out the venom and prevent the venom from spreading to the subcutaneous tissue.

2. After squeezing, do local treatment, apply 3% ammonia water or 5% to 10% baking soda water. Apply rooster saliva, earthworm body cavity fluid, snail mucus, egg white liquid and garlic juice.

3. If the systemic symptoms are severe and the pain does not stop, it may be an allergic constitution and the person should be sent to the hospital for treatment.

Artificial breeding method of centipede

Centipede is also called Tianlong, Baijiao, pine caterpillar, centipede, millipede, etc. There are more than 20 varieties such as red head, green head, and gold head. It is a precious second-class Chinese medicinal material. At present, centipede is very popular. It is used as medicine to treat wind-toxic sores, swelling, bad blood accumulation and other symptoms. It has the effects of dispelling wind, calming the nerves, anti-cancer, detoxification, anti-tumor, and anticonvulsant. It has high economic and medicinal value.

1. There are many methods of artificially breeding centipedes, including breeding in the wild, fully artificial breeding indoors, and artificial breeding in a semi-natural state outdoors.

2. Reproduction of centipedes: Centipedes are oviparous animals. They usually mate in the morning after rain from March to June. The eggs gradually mature in late spring and early summer every year. They start laying eggs from mid-June. The peak period for laying eggs is from early to mid-July, and it lasts until early August.

3. There are two aspects that should be paid attention to when breeding centipedes. On the one hand, attention should be paid to the diseases that the centipedes themselves may suffer from. On the other hand, breeders should prevent themselves from being stung and poisoned by centipedes.

4. It is best to catch and process centipedes in spring and winter. Before catching, saw the bamboo strips into thin bamboo sticks 15-20 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, and use a knife to cut the two ends into arrow shapes for later use.

In addition, if centipedes are raised together with flies, the benefits will be greater. Processing centipedes, such as processing by external lines, can not only produce on a larger scale, but also improve the quality of commercial centipedes. If you want to know how to distinguish between male and female centipedes, just select the mating centipedes in pairs and raise them separately, then consider the centipedes that lay eggs as females and the centipedes that do not lay eggs as males.

Artificial breeding of centipedes

1. Care before laying eggs: Centipedes require a quiet environment for laying eggs and hatching, otherwise the female centipede will eat the eggs and even the young.

2. Care during the incubation period: Since centipedes will react to disturbance, vibration, strong light, strong field and other stimuli during the incubation period, it is necessary to provide them with a quiet and dark place.

3. Feeding and Management

1. Build a breeding pond: The breeding pond is best built in a place surrounded by water.

2. Feeding: likes to eat various insects

3. Management: Centipedes’ activity pattern is to hide during the day and come out at night.

4. Prevention and control of pests and diseases:

Centipedes can easily be infected by bacteria and viruses and die from illness, so protective measures must be taken.

5. Capture and Processing:

The season for catching centipedes with cattle is generally from Qingming to Lixia, and the quality of capture is best from Jingzhe to Qingming.

Artificial breeding centipede

Centipede is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material, mainly used to treat wind poison sores, blood accumulation, infantile convulsions and spasms, etc. It is in great demand in the domestic and foreign medical markets. The artificial breeding technology is introduced as follows:

1. Feeding and management

There are two ways to breed centipedes artificially:

1. Outdoor breeding under semi-natural conditions mostly adopts pond farming.

2. Indoor fully artificial breeding includes two types: in-tank breeding and indoor breeding:

① Stocking in a jar: Set up several jars indoors, lay about 10 cm thick soil on the bottom of the jar, pile several layers of tiles, stones, etc. on the soil surface, and then cover it with small pieces of sacks. Cover the jar mouth with a cover made of fine wire mesh.

② Indoor free-range: The breeding room should preferably have a ceiling, or lay wire mesh on the roof, and also install iron screen doors and iron screen windows to prevent centipedes from escaping.

2. Reproduction of centipedes

To breed centipedes, you must first identify the sexes and grasp the male-female ratio.

3. Pests and Diseases

The natural enemies of centipedes include mice, skinks, toads, ants, etc.

4. Capture and Processing

1. To catch centipedes, you can first use a wooden stick to gently hold down the centipede, then use your index finger to accurately press the head to force the poisonous crotch to open, then pinch the head with your thumb and middle finger, and quickly put it into a container. You can also use bamboo clips or iron clips to catch it. If you are stung by it during catching, the stung area will be extremely painful, but it is not life-threatening. You can apply ammonia or floral water, or apply egg white or cooling oil, or mash garlic for external application.

2. The processing method of centipedes is: put the centipedes in hot water to kill them, squeeze out the intestines from head to tail with your fingers, take a bamboo stick with two pointed ends equal to the length of the centipede, insert one end from the ventral side into the first section between the head and the trunk of the centipede, and insert the other end into the tail, straighten it, and then clamp it in a row of 10 with thin bamboo strips, and dry it in the sun or in the oven, but try to avoid breaking the head and tail. If there are broken limbs that fall off accidentally, they can also be collected and sold together, and its medicinal value remains unchanged.

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