Jiang Can (White Stiff Silkworm)

Chinese Herb: Jiang Can (White Stiff Silkworm)

***Sold in 1 oz. quantities***

Bombyx Batryticatus——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)

Location

Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Sichuan and so on sericulture provinces in China.

Smell and taste

Slight fishy smell, slightly salty taste.

Best quality

Straight, fat, solid, white and with light cross-section.

Properties

Salty, pungent, neutral

Channels Entered

Liver, lung

Therapeutic Actions

Extinguish wind and stop spasm, dispel wind and alleviate pain, resolve phlegm and dissipate accumulation.