Bombyx Mori L.
Feculae Bombycis
Can Sha

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; pungent; warm

Part(s) used

Silkworm dried feces

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, harmonize stomach and transform turbidity, quicken blood and free menstruation.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. treatment of damp-heat obstruction syndrome. silkworm excrement (cansha) is used with tetrandra root (fangji), coix seed (yiyiren) and talc (huashi) in the formula xuanbi tang .2. eczema. the decoction of the herb is used for external washing. 3. treat