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Silk Cocoon

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Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
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Top Conditions Studied with Silk Cocoon
Sarcopenia 1
📋 Sample Trials
NCT04994054
Effect of Silkworms (Bombyx Mori L.) Pupae Extracts on Musculoskeletal Biomarkers in Adults
Completed
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
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🌿 All Herb data fields for Silk Cocoon
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Can Jian
中文名 (Chinese)
蚕茧
Latin Name
Bombyx Mori
English Name
Silk Cocoon
Alias Names
蚕衣; 茧黄; 绵蚕; 蚕茧壳
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Warm
Part Used
Silk covering spun by larva
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To stanch bleeding, allay thirst, resolve toxin and cure sores.
Indication (主治)
Hematochezia, hematuria, flooding, diabetes mellitus, stomach reflux, gan disease, swollen welling abscess.
🔗 External References
HERB DB
HERB000568 ↗
TCMID
4755
TCM-ID
200
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (25 fields)
name
Silk Cocoon
chinese name
蚕茧
pinyin name
Can Jian
latin name
Bombyx Mori
english name
Silk Cocoon
properties english
Sweet; Warm
use part
Silk covering spun by larva
tcmid id
4755
herb id str
HERB000568
function text
To stanch bleeding, allay thirst, resolve toxin and cure sores.
indication
Hematochezia, hematuria, flooding, diabetes mellitus, stomach reflux, gan disease, swollen welling abscess.
tcm id id
200
alias name
蚕衣; 茧黄; 绵蚕; 蚕茧壳

📜 Related Formulas

2 · contains this herb
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Kui Yang Ning Capsule
Kui Yang Ning Jiao Nang

🏥 Linked Health Topics

1 · diseases via target pathways
Sarcopenia
phenotype

📋 Clinical Trials

1 · subject of clinical study
NCT04994054 Effect of Silkworms (Bombyx Mori L.) Pupae Extracts on Musculoskeletal Biomarker
→ Sarcopenia
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