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Bombyx Batryticatus
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English Name: Body of Sick
Silkworm, Silkworm
Chinese Name: 薑蠶
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Actions and Indications:
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Extinguishes wind and stops spasms and convulsions: for
childhood convulsions or facial paralysis. Also used for
seizures from either internal movement of Liver wind or
wind-phlegm-heat.
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Expels wind and stops pain: for headache, red eyes, and
sore, swollen throat from either externally-contracted or
Liver wind. Also used for loss of voice.
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Transforms phlegm and dissipates nodules: for phlegm-heat
scrofula and other phlegm nodules.
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Expels wind and stops itching: for itching skin lesions such
as wind rash.
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Buthus martensii
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English Name: Scorpio (scorpions)
Chinese Name:
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Actions and Indications:
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Extinguishes wind and stops tremors and convulsions: for
spasms, acute or chronic childhood convulsion, tetany,
opisthotonos, tics, muscular tetany, and seizures. This is
one of the more effective wind-extinguishing substances.
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Tracks down wind, unblocks the collaterals, and stops pain:
for stubborn headaches (and migraines) - and painful
obstructions.
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Attacks and resvolves fire toxicity and dissipates nodules:
used topically for toxic sores, swellings, and scrofula in
accordance with the maxim "use toxin to attack toxin".
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