僵蚕·Bombyx Batryticatus
Silkworm
Slightly toxic
Toxicity graded by American Dragon.
Jiang Can (僵蚕) is the silkworm stiffened by a fungal infection, recorded as Bombyx Batryticatus. It is acrid and salty in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Liver and Lung channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that extinguish Wind and stop tremors.
| Pinyin | jiang can |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 僵蚕 |
| Latin Name | Bombyx Batryticatus |
| English Name | Silkworm·stiff silkorm |
| Japanese | kyosan |
| Korean | baekgangjam |
niu huang + huang lian + dan nan xing
Phlegm-Heat with seizures and convulsions
Febrile convulsions.
tian ma + quan xie + dan nan xing
Rapid-onset convulsions with twitching all over the body and wheezing. Phlegm-Fire convulsions
Spleen Deficiency with chronic diarrhea leading to chronic convulsions in children
Tetany with opisthotonis.
quan xie + zhi tian nan xing + tian ma
Muscular tetany.
Wind attacking the channels and collaterals, causing deviation of the mouth and eyes
Epileptic seizures.
Headache with red eyes.
Wind-Heat attacking the Liver channel with headache, red swollen eyes and tearing in a draft
jie geng + bo he + fang feng + gan cao
Wind-Heat with a hoarse voice and a red, painful throat
chan tui + fang feng + mu dan pi
Wind-Rash with itching skin
xia ku cao + zhe bei mu + mu li
Phlegm nodules including scrofula
jin yin hua + lian qiao + ban lan gen
Mumps, mastitis and deep sores and abscesses
Frontal headache.
Wind causing eczema or rash
quan xie + zhi bai fu zi + bai zhi
Paralysis, including facial paralysis or involuntary facial twitching
tian ma + ju hua + gou teng + bai ji li + bai shao
Liver Yang Rising with headache
jing jie + fang feng + jie geng + xuan shen + pang da hai + ban lan gen
Hoarse voice and sore throat
zhe bei mu + xia ku cao + lian qiao + jin yin hua + jie geng + gan cao + ma bo + qing dai + xuan shen
Toxic nodules.
fang feng + quan xie + wu gong + dan nan xing + tian zhu huang + chan tui
Convulsions in children with fright and crying at night
Powdered, for stubborn pounding headaches that feel like a hammer hitting the head
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-10g; Powder: 1-3g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 3-10 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
僵蚕·Bombyx Batryticatus
Jiang Can (Chao) (僵蚕) is the dry-fried stiffened silkworm, recorded as Bombyx Batryticatus. No category, channels or actions are recorded for it.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows jiang can.