The efficacy, effects and contraindications of white silkworm

The functions and effects of Bombyx Batryticatus: Bombyx Batryticatus is also known as white silkworm, heavenly worm, dead worm, white dead worm. The functions of Bombyx Batryticatus are to relieve cough, resolve phlegm and eliminate knots, dispel wind and relieve spasms. The functions of Bombyx Batryticatus are to treat strabismus in the mouth and eyes, aphonia caused by stroke, epilepsy, convulsions, headache, laryngeal wind, and sore throat. The taboo of taking Bombyx Batryticatus is that people with gallbladder deficiency and wind-generating blood deficiency should be cautious when taking it.

Basic description

Bombyx batryticatus

Drug name: Bombyx batryticatus

Other names: white silkworm, heavenly worm, dead worm, white dead worm.

Poria cocos effects: spicy and salty, neutral.

Meridians: Enters the liver meridian, lung meridian, liver and gallbladder meridian.

Function: dispel wind and relieve spasms, relieve cough, resolve phlegm and eliminate lumps.

Main treatments: aphonia due to stroke, strabismus of the mouth and eyes, epilepsy and convulsions, head wind, laryngeal wind, sore throat, scrofula, mumps, rubella, sore throat, scrofula and tuberculosis, wind sores and urticaria, erysipelas, and mastitis.

Dosage and Instructions: Oral administration: decoction, 1.5-3 qian; or made into pills or powder. For external application: grind into powder and sprinkle or mix and apply.

Source of Chinese medicinal materials: Bombyx batryticatus is the dried whole insect of the larvae of the silkworm moth, an insect of the Bombyx mori family, that was infected with Beauveria bassiana and died.

Chinese medicine preparation method

1. White silkworm: pick out the silk hair, clean the Panax notoginseng ash and soil, and dry it.

2. Stir-fry silkworm pupae: Sprinkle wheat bran in a hot pan, wait for smoke to rise, pour in the silkworm pupae, stir-fry until light yellow, remove and sieve out the wheat bran. Let cool. (For every 100 catties of silkworms, use 10 catties of wheat bran)

3. "Bencao Gangmu" records: Remove all the cotton threads and seeds from the medicine, stir-fry evenly and use.

4. "Leigong Paozhi Lun" records: When using white silkworms, they must first be soaked in glutinous rice water for a day, wait for the silkworm saliva to float on the surface like a small turtle's saliva, then filter it out, dry it over a low fire, wipe the yellow meat hair and black mouth shell on the silkworm with a clean cloth, pound it, and sift it into powder before use.

Effects

The role and efficacy of silkworm

1. "Sheng Hui Fang" records: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat wind, rashes all over the body, and painful sores: roast white silkworm until it turns light yellow, grind it into powder, and take it with wine.

2. For children with slow fright caused by spleen deficiency and chronic diarrhea, Bombyx batryticatus can be combined with Codonopsis pilosula, Scutellaria baicalensis, Gastrodia elata, etc.

3. In clinical medicine, silkworm pupa is often used in the same way as cicada shell and mint. It can relieve rashes, itching, fire and dispel cold pathogens.

4. "Jidetang Experience Prescriptions" states: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat heavy tongue and wooden tongue: one qian of Bombyx batryticatus and two qian of Scutellaria baicalensis (fried with honey). Grind it into powder, mix it with other ingredients, and it will be best if it comes out right away.

5. White silkworm is usually roasted before use, but it is better to use it raw to dispel wind-cold and wind-heat.

6. "Wei Sheng Za Xing" records: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat intestinal wind and bleeding: Bombyx batryticatus (fried, mouth and feet removed), dried black plum meat (roasted), one liang each. Grind into powder and make into rice paste pills for babies, the size of walnuts. Take 100 pills each time, with broth before meals, three times a day.

7. "Collection of Effective Prescriptions for Lactation" states: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat wildfires on both sides of the body: 27 pieces of bombyx batryticatus are mixed with fireweed and mashed to apply on the affected area.

8. Qianzheng Powder in Yang Family Collection of Prescriptions states: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat occipital neuralgia and hemiplegia caused by stroke: white aconite root, white bombyx batryticatus, and the whole worm are divided into equal parts (and used raw). As powder. Take one coin each time, mixed with hot wine, depending on the circumstances.

9. "Qian Jin Fang" records: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat scrofula: Grind white silkworm into powder, take 5 fen of powder with water, three times a day.

10. For children with high fever and convulsions, if the condition is mild, Bombyx batryticatus can be used together with mulberry leaves and Uncaria rhynchophylla; if the condition is severe and the child is about to die from phlegm and wheezing, Bombyx batryticatus can be used together with Niuhuang Pills, cinnabar, whole worms, Arisaema confusa, etc. to calm the convulsions, stop cough and resolve

11. "Experienced Prescriptions" records: Bombyx batryticatus can promote lactation: 2 qian of white silkworm powder. After mixing with wine, add one qian of hot hemp tea after a while.

12. The Zhongzang Jing states: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat throat blockage and immobility of the larynx: white silkworm, lightly stir-fry into powder, add one qian of ginger juice.

13. For patients with scrofula caused by phlegm and qi stagnation in the neck, Bombyx batryticatus can be combined with Fritillaria thunbergii, Prunella vulgaris, Oyster mume, etc. to enhance the effect of relieving cough, resolving phlegm and eliminating stagnation.

14. "Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine" states: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat fissure tuberculosis: Bombyx batryticatus and Bletilla striata are divided into equal parts. Grind them into powder; take 2 qian each time, twice a day.

15. For patients with epileptic seizures with twitching hands and feet, confusion, coughing and sputum, Bombyx batryticatus can be combined with Gastrodia elata, Whole worm, Pinellia ternata, Acorus calamus, etc.

16. "Bencao Yanyi" records: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat infantile convulsions: white Bombyx batryticatus and scorpion tail are divided into equal parts, and Tianxiong tip and Lu Te Ke Ji tip are divided into one qian in total (slightly roasted). As powder. Take one word or half a penny each time, mix with ginger slices and warm water, and drink it.

17. White silkworm is used together with white mustard, cinnamon powder, zedoaria, etc. It can treat axillary lymph node tuberculosis, chest tuberculosis, chest carbuncle, axillary carbuncle and other gangrene diseases.

18. "Bai Yi Xuan Fang" states: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat headaches: white Bombyx batryticatus (without the silk and mouth) and Big Bo are divided into equal parts. As powder. Take half a penny each time, with clear white plum tea, and drink when the disease is about to break out.

19. If there is excessive heat, phlegm and rough breathing, Bombyx batryticatus can be used together with Niuhuang Pills and Tianzhuhuang.

20. "Xiao Er Gong Qi Fang" states: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat children's pursed mouth and lockjaw: 2 pieces of white silkworm. For the end. Mix with honey and apply on the inside of the child's lips and mouth.

21. For patients with epilepsy, stroke, convulsions and sputum, Bombyx batryticatus can be used together with whole worm, Gastrodia elata, and Starry sky.

22. "Qian Jin Fang" records: Bombyx batryticatus is used to treat women's metrorrhagia and persistent bleeding: white fish and Bombyx batryticatus are taken in equal parts. For the end. Take it with well flower water, three times a day.

23. The record of Bai Jiangcan San in Wei Family Prescriptions is as follows: Jiangcan is used to treat sore throat and acute sore throat, throat swelling and pain: 1 liang of white Jiangcan (slightly fried over charcoal fire on new tiles until light yellow), 1 liang of Arisaema (cracked, the rough skin scraped off, and filed). As powder. Each time you take one word, mix the powder with a small amount of ginger juice, add it to boiled water, sip it, and spit out the saliva and phlegm. Take it frequently.