White Stiff Silkworm … Classic Formulas
Bai Jiang Can · Bombyx Batryticatus
Primary Actions
- Extinguishes wind and stops spasm ... Bai Jiang Can is used for convulsion, facial twitching, and wind-phlegm obstructing the channels.
- Dispels wind and transforms phlegm ... it is important for facial paralysis, headache, sore throat, and head-neck patterns where phlegm and wind intertwine.
- Softens hardness and disperses nodules ... traditional use extends to scrofula, thyroid swelling, and certain phlegm masses.
Classic Formulas
- Qian Zheng San ... classic pairing with Bai Fu Zi and Quan Xie for wind-phlegm facial deviation.
- Wind-phlegm throat and nodule powders ... traditional context in which Bai Jiang Can links channel unblocking with phlegm dispersion.
- Spasm-relieving combinations for internal wind ... especially when convulsion or twitching occurs together with stubborn phlegm obstruction.
Classical Text References
- Traditional texts emphasize stopping spasm, resolving phlegm, and dispersing nodules for the Jiang Can family.
- The white trade form is best understood as a presentation and dispensing distinction, not a different underlying medicinal identity.