The efficacy and function of silkworm molt

Silkworm slough is a kind of medicinal material, which is quite common in life. We can eat silkworm slough appropriately. Since many people don’t know much about silkworm slough, let’s take a look at it below.

[Alias] Cantui, Ma Mingtui (Jiayou Bencao), Ma Mingtui (Rumen Shiqin), silkworm shed skin (Bencao Mengquan), Buddha Tui (Ophthalmology Longmu Lun), silkworm shed skin (Bencao Qiuyuan), silkworm clothes, silkworm clothes (Shandong Chinese Medicine).

[Source] It is the molting of the larvae of the silkworm moth, an insect of the family Bombyx mori. Collect the molted skins of silkworms when they wake up and dry them in the sun.

【Nature and flavor】 "Compendium of Materia Medica": "sweet, mild, non-toxic."

[Functions and indications] Treat metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, dysentery, hematemesis, epistaxis, bloody stool, tooth decay, mouth ulcers, herpes simplex virus, and eye opacity.

【Usage and Dosage】 For oral administration: calcined, in the form of powder. For external use: grind into powder and sprinkle.

【Note】 "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "It is not suitable for women with blood deficiency and no rheumatism."

[Additional prescription] ① Treat tooth caries: 3 qian each of alum, white philtrum (burned to a white color), and gallnut, and 2 qian of cantonese (burned to preserve its nature). Grind into fine powder. First use rice water, turn a white grub over and dip it in the water to clean the blood clots, then apply the medicine. (The silkworms from "Red Water Mysterious Pearl" retreat)

[Explanations by various scholars] "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Can Tui is like cicada molting, snake molting, etc., each of which is used according to its essence. Can Tui has the remaining silkworm qi, so it can treat blood-wind disease. Blood heat will produce wind. Women are dominated by blood, so it is especially beneficial to women."

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Compendium of Materia Medica".

Nowadays, people's life pressure is constantly increasing, which makes our bodies often in a state of fatigue. Silkworm shells, as a traditional Chinese medicine, have a certain regulating effect on the body. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.