Medicinals

jiāng cán / 僵蚕 / 僵蠶 / silkworm;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Bombyx Batryticatus

Alternate English names: dead infested silkworm

Alternate Chinese names: 白僵蚕 bái jiāng cán; 天虫 tiān chóng; 白殭蚕 bái jiāng cán; 僵蚕 jiāng cán; 殭蚕 jiāng cán; 蚕虫 cán chóng

Origin: Animal

Use: medicinal

Category: Liver-calming wind-extinguishing agents / Wind-extinguishing tetany-relieving agents

Properties: Salty, acrid; balanced.

Channel entry: liver and lung channels.

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 3–10g in decoctions. If swallowed as a powder, each dose should be 1–1.5g. The raw form is preferred for dispersing wind-heat, but the processed form is preferred for all other applications.

Quality:

Fat hard white larvae that are shiny on the cross section are the best.

Product Area:

Zhèjiāng, Jiāngsū, Sìchuān, Guǎngdōng, and Shǎnxī (Shaanxi) in China as well as Korea and Japan.

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