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Silkworm Larva
Silkworm Larva. Class: For calming liver and containing wind. Properties: Salty; Pungent; Neutral. Meridians: Liver; Lung
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Bai Jiang Can
中文名 (Chinese)
白僵蚕
Latin Name
Bombyx Batryticatus
English Name
Silkworm Larva
Alias Names
僵蚕天虫僵虫白僵虫
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Salty; Pungent; Neutral
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Lung
Part Used
Dried larva
Therapeutic Class (EN)
For calming liver and containing wind
功效分类 (CN)
平肝息风
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To dispel wind and resolve tetany, transform phlegm and dissipate binds, resolve toxin and disinhibit throat.
Indication (主治)
Epilepsy, fright wind and convulsion, swelling pain in throat, acute infection of upper respiratory tract, epidemic parotitis, diabetes mellitus, temporomandibular lymphrnoditis, facial paralysis, itchy skin.
🔗 External References
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