Stiff silkworm Bombyx Batryticatus
Wind-extinguishing and convulsion-relieving medicinesNeutral
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Traditional recorded function
Extinguish Wind and stop spasms, dispel Wind and stop pain, Resolve Phlegm and dissipate masses.
1. Used for convulsive seizures and spasms. 2. Used for wind attacking the Channels / Meridians, with deviation of the mouth and eyes. 3. Used for wind-heat headache, red eyes, swollen throat, or itchy wind-rash. 4. Used for phlegm nodules and scrofula.
Nature & taste
SaltyPungentNeutral
Meridians entered
LungLiver
Herbal properties
ReducingAscendingDispersingDrying
Found in these formulas
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