The efficacy and function of silkworm

The medical value of silkworms is beyond our imagination. It is very effective in treating some diseases. Silkworms contain many substances that are beneficial to the human body. Let’s take a look.

[Other names] Earth Cordyceps, Earth Cordyceps, White Cordyceps, White Cordyceps, Lung Tuberculosis Grass, Earth Silkworm

[Source] Medicinal material source: the rhizome or whole herb of the Lamiaceae plant Ditungus truncatula.

[Original form] Earthworm, perennial, 40-50cm. The rhizome is horizontal, fleshy and hypertrophic. The stem has four grooves and is sparsely covered with sparse, pubescent hairs on the edges and nodes. The petiole is 1-4.5cm long, densely covered with sparse soft hairy bristles; the leaf blade is oblong-ovate, 4.5-8cm long, 2.5-3cm wide, obtuse at the apex, shallowly cordate or rounded at the base, with neat and coarse crenate serrations on the edge and sparse soft hairy bristles scattered on it. , the lower side is densely covered with soft hair-like bristles along the main vein, and the rest is sparsely covered with soft hair-like bristles; the bracts become smaller, and the lowest pair of bracts are the same shape as the stem leaves. The cymes are axillary, with 4-6 flowers, forming spikes; the bracts are few, linear-subulate; the pedicels are about 1mm long and pubescent; the calyx is obconical, small, densely pubescent and glandular pubescent on the outside, the calyx tube is 4mm long, with 5 teeth, glandular pubescent on the margin, and callose at the apex; the corolla is light purple to purple-blue, or also light red, the corolla tube is about 7mm long, pubescent on the outside, with a horizontal pubescent ring near the base 1/3 of the inside, the corolla is two-lipped, the upper lip is straight, oblong-ovate, pubescent on the outside, the lower lip is horizontally spread, oval with a wider outline, pubescent on the outside, and pubescent in the middle inside, 3-lobed, the middle lobe is the largest, and the lateral lobes are oval; the stamens are 4, the front pair is slightly longer, the filaments are filiform, pubescent below the middle, and the anthers are oval; the style is filiform, slightly exceeding the stamens, and the apex is equally 2-lobed; the disk is cup-shaped. Nutlets black. Flowering period is April-May.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in wasteland, fields and grassy wetlands.

[Properties] Identification of properties: the tuber is spindle-shaped, pointed at both ends, 2-5cm long and 3-8mm in diameter. The surface is light yellow or brownish yellow, slightly wrinkled and twisted, with 4-15 segmented parts, and there are dotted bud marks and root fibrous marks on the nodes. It is brittle, easy to break, with a slightly flat cross section, off-white, granular, and visible brown cambium ring. Slight odor, sweet taste, and sticky. This product tends to swell when soaked in water, and has obvious nodules.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; neutral

【Entry】 Lung; Kidney

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the kidney and moistens the lung; replenishes blood and eliminates malnutrition. It is used for pulmonary tuberculosis, cough and vomiting blood; night sweats; asthma due to lung deficiency; weakness due to blood deficiency; malnutrition in children

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 9-15g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to the effects of the earth silkworm. When using it, you can do so according to the needs mentioned above. The earth silkworm is also very helpful in treating certain diseases.