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Jiang Can (Body of Sick Silkworm)

Jiang Can (Body of Sick Silkworm)

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Herb 4 of 9 in Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

Neutral

Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus)

Channels:

LIV, LU

Properties:

Spicy, Salty, Neutral

Latin:

Bombyx Batryticatus

Chinese:

僵蚕

Tone Marks:

jiāng cán

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This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

Ding Xian Wan (Arrest Seizures Pill)
Category: Formulas that Transform Phlegm and Extinguish Wind
Hui Chun Dan (Return of Spring Special Pill)
Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Open the Orifices
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxins)
Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
Qian Zheng San (Lead to Symmetry Powder)
Category: Formulas that Release Wind from the Skin and Channels

This herb is considered endangered, toxic, or is illegal in the United States

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