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Bombycis Bombyx

Silkworm moth cocoon

蚕茧 〔蠶繭〕 cán jiǎn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Bombyx mori L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; warm; nontoxic.

Actions and indications: Treats bloody stool; bloody urine; flooding and spotting; dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); stomach reflux; gān sores; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng).

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