Pharmaceutical Name:

Excrementum Bombycis Mori

Zoological Name:

Bombys Mori L.

Common Name:

Silkworm excrement

Source of Earliest Record:

Mingyi Bielu

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:

Silkworm excrement is collected from June to August, then dried in the sun.

Properties and Taste:

Pungent, sweet and warm

Meridian:

Liver, spleen and stomach

Functions:

To dispel wind and dampness
To harmonize the stomach and transform dampness

Indications and Combinations:

1.     Damp-heat obstruction syndrome.
*Use with Tetrandra root (Fangji), Coix seed (Yiyiren) and Talc (Huashi) in the formula Xuanbi Tang.

2.      Eczema.
*The decoction of herb is used for external washing

3.     Turbid dampness blocking the spleen and stomach manifested as vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, and abdominal pain.
*Use with Scutellaria root (Huangqin), Chaenomeles fruit (Mugua) and Evodia fruit (Wuzhuyu) in the formula Canshi Tang.

Dosage:

5-10 g