Silkworm Larva
Bombyx Batryticatus
Bai Jiang Can

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Salty; pungent; neutral

Part(s) used

Dried larva

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and resolve tetany, transform phlegm and dissipate binds, resolve toxin and disinhibit throat.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Epilepsy, fright wind and convulsion, swelling pain in throat, acute infection of upper respiratory tract, epidemic parotitis, diabetes mellitus, temporomandibular lymphrnoditis, facial paralysis, itchy skin.