The dosage of stiletto and dieron generally depends on the usage and the purpose of use, generally each dosage of stiletto is taken as 5 to 10g in decoction, and 1 to 1.5g in powdered form for swallowing. The dosage of Dilong is 5 to 10g for decoction and 1 to 2g for powder.
The main efficacy of the stiff silkworm is to calm the wind and stop spasm (calm the wind, relieve spasm), resolve phlegm and disperse knots, expelling wind and relieving pain. It is used in treating liver wind with phlegm, tetanus, convulsions of eclampsia, mouth awry in stroke, acute convulsions in children, sore throat with red eyes, wind-heat headache, itchy cheeks and rashes.
Stiff silkworms can be used in soup and decocted in water, or crushed and taken in bulk and pills. Generally speaking, the amount should be large when used as the main medicine, and small when used as an auxiliary medicine.
The main effects of Dilong are clearing away heat and settling convulsions, calming asthma, clearing channels and diuretic. It can be used for convulsions of eclampsia, high fever and dizziness, paralyzing pain of joints, asthma and coughing due to lung heat, edema and low urine output, numbness of limbs, hemiplegia (one side of the limbs can not be moved freely) and so on.
Stiff silkworm and Dilong both can quell wind and stop spasm, applicable to liver wind internal movement, stroke caused by hemiplegia, limb convulsions, from time to time screaming, and even epilepsy and so on. The dosage of Dilong, again, should be large when used as the main medicine and small when used as an adjunct.
Stiff silkworms and Dilong is a traditional Chinese medicine, adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear, the use of Chinese medicine practitioners need to be under the guidance of the identification of prescription use, not unauthorized use of medicines.