White-stiff silkworm (Baijiangcan)
Bombyx mori L. (Fam. Bombycidae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Bombyx Batryticatus
Zoological Name: Bombyx mori L. (Fam. Bombycidae)
Common Name: White-stiff silkworm, body of infected silkworm.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The silkworm, dead and stiffened due to the infection of
beavveria bassiana, is dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Salty, pungent
and neutral.
Meridians: Liver and lung.
Functions: 1. To subdue endogenous wind
and stop spasms; 2. To expel wind and stop pain; 3. To dispel toxins and
disperse nodules.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Convulsions due to high fever and epileptic
spasms. White-stiff silkworm (Baijiangcan) is used with Arisaema tuber with
bile (Dannanxing), Gastrodia tuber (Tianma) and Ox gallstone (Niuhuang) in the
formula Qianjin San.
2. Chronic convulsions with prolonged
diarrhea due to deficiency of the spleen. White-stiff silkworm
(Baijiangcan) is used with White atractylodes (Baizhu), Pilose asiabell root
(Dangshen) and Gastrodia tuber (Tianma).
3. Windstroke manifested as deviation of
eyes and mouth or facial spasms. White-stiff silkworm (Baijiangcan) is used
with Scorpion (Quanxie) and Typhonium tuber (Baifuzi) in the formula Qianzhen
San.
4. Wind-heat sore throat. White-stiff
silkworm (Baijiangcan) is used with Platycodon root (Jiegeng), Ledebouriella
(Fangfeng) and Licorice root (Gancao).
5. Wind-heat headache and lacrimation from
exposure to wind. White-stiff silkworm (Baijiangcan) is used with Mulberry
leaf (Sangye), Schizonepeta (Jingjie) and Shave grass (Muzei) in the formula
Baijiangcan San.
6. Rubella and itching. White-stiff
silkworm (Baijiangcan) is used with Cicada slough (Chantui) and Mentha (Bohe).
7. Scrofula. White-stiff silkworm
(Baijiangcan) is used with Tendrilled fritillary bulb (Chuanbeimu) and Prunella
spike (Xiakucao).
Dosage: 3-10 g, decocted in water for an oral dose. The unprepared herb
is best for dispelling Wind Heat.
Cautions & Contraindications: The
raw substance is used for wind-heat syndrome, the fried substance for other
applications.
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