Flying squirrel feces increases coronary blood flow

What are flying squirrel droppings(Wu Ling Zhi)? Medicinally it refers especially to the droppings of Trogopterus xanthipes Milne-Edwards, an animal species also called the complex-toothed flying squirrel in the family Petauristidae. In addition, the dried droppings of Pteromys volans L. can be used occasionally the same way. So, it is also commonly known as Trogopterus Dung, Feces Trogopterori Seu Pteromi, Excrementum Trogopteri seu Pteromi, Trogopteri excrementum, and so on. In China it is basically produced in Hebei, Shanxi, and Gansu. When used as a medicine it can be harvested throughout the year and then dried in the sun before the impurities have been removed. Based on how it looks, it can be categorized into 2 major types – block and granule. The former is condensed by many fecal pellets and believed with better medicinal properties while the latter is loose and rice-shaped and with less quality. Medicinally it is used raw or roasted with vinegar or wine.

Flying squirrel feces health benefits
This herb can be used for bleeding due to blood stasis or failure of blood to circulate in the vessels, e.g. metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, too frequent and prolonged copious menses, purple blood clots during menstruation, and stabbing pain in the lower abdomen. It is fried, ground, and taken along with warm wine or combined with other herbs to cater to the specific condition.

There are many trogopterus-dung based formulas, typified by Shi Xiao San, which literally means "cannot help laughing powder." This famous prescription, consisting of flying squirrel droppings and Pu Huang (cattails), is mainly designed for pains caused by stasis of blood. Clinically these 2 ingredients are commonly used in the treatment of coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. Today the related pharmacological studies confirmed that the former ingredient could retard the clotting of blood and increase coronary blood flow while the latter ingredient could expand coronary artery, lower lipid, and acceleration velocity. As a result, the combination of them is effective for Coronary Heart Disease and Angina Pectoris. Since it is able to remove all the symptoms unconsciously and make the patient smile again soon, the ancient named it as "Shi Xiao San."