Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Spicy, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LIV, SP, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Excrementum Bombycis Mon
- Chinese
- 蚕沙
- Tone Marks
- cán shā
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Wind and Damp For muscles aches and pain associated with Wind and Damp in the extremities. For itchy skin and eczema.
- Transforms Turbidity and Dampness, Harmonizes the Stomach For vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, abdominal pain, borborygmus and calf spasms due to Turbid Damp in the Middle Jiao.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 5-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 4.5-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- None Noted
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
Chinese Herb Notes
- Testing this field
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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