Herb

Sang du chong (a mulberry-borer larva)

桑蠹虫sang du chong
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Recorded in Bencao Gangmu for sudden heart pain, incised wounds with poor flesh-growth, chest hardness and fullness, eye nebula and stasis swelling, wind-rash, childhood fright wind, mouth sores, and women's flooding and discharge.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷四十一·虫部·化生类·桑蠹虫·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & zoological facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：心暴痛，金疮肉生不足；胸下坚满，障翳瘀肿，治风疹；小儿惊风，口疮风疳，妇人崩中，漏下赤白。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·桑蠹虫·条名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·桑蠹虫·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷四十一·虫部·化生类·桑蠹虫·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.