Silkworm Excrement
Excrementum Bombycis Mori
Wan Can Sha

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Warm; pungent; sweet

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

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. treatment of turbid dampness blocking the spleen and stomach manifested as vomiting, diarrhea, cramps and abdominal pain. silkworm excrement (cansha) is used with scutellaria root (huangqin), chaenomeles fruit (mugua) and evodia fruit (wuzhuyu) in the formula canshi tang.

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