Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Bombyx Batryticatus |
Latin name: 學名﹕ | Bombyx mori L. , infected with Beauveria bassiana Bals. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | kyosan |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | kangjam |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | keung chan |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | bai jiang can, tian cong |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | body of sick silkworm, silkworm |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong |
Properties characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | salty, acrid, neutral. 鹹，辛，平。 |
Channels meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, lung, stomach. 肝、肺、胃經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | anti-convulsion antibiotic 抗 抽搐驚厥 抗 菌 |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Being used in epilepsy, swollen and painful throat, Bell's palsy, and itchy skin. 用于驚風抽搐，咽喉腫痛，淋巴結炎，面神經麻痹，皮膚瘙痒。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | ammonium oxalate, chitinase, beauverician, asparagine, fibrinolysin. |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 5～9 g. |
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | In lab animal studies, jiang can showed a strong hypnotic effect and also showed an inhibitory effect against convulsions cause by strychnine. 在實驗室內研究，僵蠶對動物有催眠作用；并且對番木鱉鹼所致的驚厥有抑制作用。 |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | this herb antagonizes jie geng, fu ling , bei xie, sang piao xiao. 反 桔 梗， 茯 苓，萆 薢， |