ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Stiff Silkworm
Stiff Silkworm. Class: Liver-Pacifying Wind-Extinguishing Medicinal. Properties: Salty; Pungent; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Lung; Stomach
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Jiang Can
δΈζε (Chinese)
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Latin Name
Bombyx Batryticatus
English Name
Stiff Silkworm
β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Salty; Pungent; Calm
Meridians (ε½η»)
Liver; Lung; Stomach
Part Used
Dried whole body infected with beauveria bassiana (bals.) vuillant
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Liver-Pacifying Wind-Extinguishing Medicinal
εζεη±» (CN)
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π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
1. treatment of convulsions due to high fever and epileptic spasms. white-stiff silkworm (baijiangcan) is used with gastrodia tuber (tianma), arisaema tuber with bile (dannanxing) and ox gallstone (niuhuang) in the formula qianjin san. 2. treatment of chronic convulsions with prolo
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
1. treatment of convulsions due to high fever and epileptic spasms. white-stiff silkworm (baijiangcan) is used with gastrodia tuber (tianma), arisaema tuber with bile (dannanxing) and ox gallstone (niuhuang) in the formula qianjin san. 2. treatment of chr
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