Stiff silkworm has the effect of resolving phlegm and dispersing knots, antispasmodic and expelling wind, mainly used for liver wind entrapped phlegm, epileptic convulsions, children’s acute fright, tetanus, stroke and mouth eddies, wind-heat headache, eye redness and sore throat and other conditions.
Stiff silkworm is flat in nature, salty and pungent in flavor. Attributed to the liver meridian, lung meridian, stomach meridian. Silkworms have the effect of restoring wind and stopping spasm, and the nature of the drug is calm, so the spasm and convulsion of liver wind and phlegm can be used in conjunction with the application.
Stiff silkworms used in the treatment of pediatric acute convulsion, appropriate with the wind and antispasmodic drugs and other substances. Spleen deficiency and prolonged diarrhea of slow convulsions (with dizziness, convulsions, convulsions as the main manifestations of pediatric diseases), limb twitching, when paired with ginseng, white atractylodes and so on. The combination of stiff silkworms and wind-dispersing and heat-clearing herbs such as mulberry leaves and thorns can be used as a main treatment for sore throat and other conditions.
A small number of patients taking stiffworms have reactions such as dryness of the mouth and throat, nausea, decreased appetite, and drowsiness. People who are unsettled should be cautious in taking silkworms.
Chinese medicine can not be used blindly, need professional medical guidance, so as to avoid adverse consequences.