What are the medicinal values ​​of mulberry silkworm cocoons?

Mulberry silkie cocoons are dried mantis eggs. Usually, the eggs laid by wild mantises on mulberry trees are of the best quality, so they are called mulberry silkie cocoons. It has high medicinal value. Before the Han Dynasty, people had used mulberry silkworm cocoons to treat kidney deficiency problems such as spermatorrhea, enuresis, and frequent urination. Because mulberry silkworm cocoons have the effect of nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, they are often used as a good kidney tonic in traditional Chinese medicine. The method of use is very simple. When taken internally, you can boil it in water and drink it, or grind it into powder and add it to pills. For external use, apply the powder directly to the affected area.

① Treat spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, night sweats and consumptive disease: roasted silkworm cocoon and white dragon bone in equal parts. Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian each time, on an empty stomach with salt water. (Outside the stage)

② To calm the mind, stabilize the heart, treat forgetfulness, frequent urination, and replenish heart qi: one liang each of mulberry silkworm cocoon, polygala, calamus, dragon bone, ginseng, poria, angelica, and tortoise shell (roasted with vinegar). For the end. Before going to bed at night, take two qian of ginseng soup. (Sangpiaoxie Powder from "Compendium of Materia Medica")

③To treat frequent urination during pregnancy: 12 silkworm cocoons. Pound into powder. Divide into two doses and take with rice water. (《Birth Book Recipe》)

④For treating urinary obstruction and uterine congestion: grind the silkworm cocoons into powder, take one inch of it with rice water, three times a day. (《Birth Book Recipe》)

⑤Treat postpartum enuresis or frequent urination: 0.5 liang of roasted silkworm cocoons and 1 liang of dragon bone. For the end. Take 2 qian of rice with water. (Xu's Prescription for Pregnancy and Childbirth)

After years of development, mulberry silkworm cocoons have become well known to people and their prices are becoming more and more expensive. The main source of mulberry silkworm cocoons is wild mantises. Blind collection will lead to a continuous decrease in the mantis population and the resource cannot be used sustainably. Therefore, we should not only make use of nature's wild resources, but also pay attention to moderation and protection so as not to lead to the extinction of species.