宣，解毒，杀虫
甘平有毒。治惊痫螈 ，附骨痈疽，根在脏腑（和蛇蜕、乱发、烧灰酒服。按∶附骨疽
不破，附骨成脓，故名。不知者，误作贼风治。附骨疽痛处发热，四体乍热乍寒，小便赤，
大便秘而无汗，泻热发散则消。贼风痛处不热，亦不发寒热，觉身冷，欲得热熨则小宽，时
有汗，宜风药治之），涂瘰 成 （音漏。炙研，猪脂和涂），止风、虫牙痛（煎水含嗽。时
珍曰∶阳明药也，取其以毒攻毒，兼杀虫之功耳），敷小儿重舌（烧灰酒和敷舌下，日数次），
起阴痿（烧灰敷阴上）。取悬于树、受风露者，炙用（治痈肿，醋调涂。洗疮，煎用）。
轻，宣，去风，化痰
辛咸微温。僵而不腐，得清化之气，故能治风化痰，散结行经（蚕病风作僵，故因以治
风，能散相火逆结之痰）。其气味俱薄，轻浮而升，入肺、肝、胃三经。治中风失音，头风
齿痛，喉痹咽肿（炒为末，姜汤调下一钱，当吐出顽痰），丹毒瘙痒（皆风热为病），瘰 结
核，痰疟血病，崩中带下（风热乘肝），小儿惊疳，肤如鳞甲（由气血不足，亦名胎垢，煎
汤浴之）。下乳汁，灭瘢痕。苦诸症由于血虚而无风寒客邪者勿用。以头蚕色白条直者良。
糯米泔浸一日，待桑涎浮出，漉起焙干，拭净肉、毛、口、甲，捣用。恶桑螵蛸、茯苓、茯
神、桔梗、萆 。
蚕茧，甘温。能泻膀胱相火，引清气上朝于口，止消渴（蚕与马，并属午，为离，主心
。作茧退藏之际，故缲丝汤饮之，能抑心火而治消渴）。痈疽无头者，烧灰酒服（服一枚出
一头，二枚出二头）。
雄蚕蛾，气热性淫，主固精强阳，交接不倦（蚕退纸烧存性，入麝少许，蜜和，敷走马
牙疳，加白矾尤妙。《百一方》∶蚕纸烧灰，酒水任下，能治邪祟、发狂、悲泣）。
宣通，解毒，杀虫。
味甘、性平，有毒。治疗惊痫抽搐，附骨痈疽（病根在脏腑：与蛇蜕、乱发一起烧成灰，用酒送服。按语：附骨疽如果不破溃，脓液附着在骨骼上，因此得名。不了解的人，误当作贼风来治疗。附骨疽疼痛处发热，四肢忽冷忽热，小便颜色深红，大便秘结且无汗，通过泻热发散的方法可以使病症消除。贼风疼痛处不发热，也不出现寒热交替的症状，感觉身体发冷，想要用热敷才能稍微缓解，时常有汗出，适宜用祛风药治疗），涂抹瘰疬成疮（音同“漏”。将露蜂房炙烤后研成粉末，用猪脂调和涂抹），止风虫牙痛（煎水含漱。李时珍说：这是阳明经的药物，利用它以毒攻毒，兼有杀虫的功效），敷治小儿重舌（烧成灰后用酒调和敷在舌下，每天数次），治疗阳痿（烧成灰敷在阴部）。选取悬挂在树上、经受风露的露蜂房，炙烤后使用（治疗痈肿，用醋调匀涂抹；洗疮，煎煮后使用）。
质轻，宣通，祛风，化痰。
味辛、咸，微温。僵蚕僵硬而不腐烂，获得了清化之气，所以能治疗风痰，散结通经（蚕患病起风而僵死，因此用它来治风，能疏散相火逆结之痰）。它的药气都很轻薄，性质轻浮上升，入肺、肝、胃三经。治疗中风失音，头风齿痛，喉痹咽肿（炒成末，用姜汤调服一钱，应当吐出顽痰），丹毒瘙痒（都是风热引起的疾病），瘰疬结核，痰疟血病，崩漏带下（风热侵袭肝脏），小儿惊疳，皮肤如鳞甲状（由气血不足引起，也称为胎垢，煎汤洗澡）。促进乳汁分泌，消除瘢痕。如果各种病症是由于血虚而没有风寒外邪者，不要使用。以头部蚕、色白、条直者为优良。用糯米淘米水浸泡一天，待桑涎浮出，捞起焙干，擦净肉、毛、口、甲，捣碎使用。畏恶桑螵蛸、茯苓、茯神、桔梗、萆薢。
蚕茧，味甘、性温。能泻膀胱相火，引导清气上行至口腔，治疗消渴（蚕和马，都属午，为离卦，主心。蚕作茧退藏的时候，所以缫丝的水汤饮用它，能抑制心火而治疗消渴）。对于没有脓头的痈疽，烧成灰后用酒送服（服用一枚出一个脓头，服用两枚出两个脓头）。
雄蚕蛾，气热性淫，主要固精强阳，性交不知疲倦（蚕退纸烧存性，加入少许麝香，蜂蜜调和，敷治走马牙疳，加入白矾尤其妙。《百一方》：蚕纸烧成灰，酒水任其选择送服，能治疗邪祟、发狂、悲泣）。
Dispersing, detoxifying, and killing parasites.
Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and toxic. Treats convulsions and epilepsy (Jingxian), subcutaneous abscesses of bone (Fugu Jiongnu) (rooted in the Zang-Fu organs: combined with snake slough, tangled hair, burnt to ash, and taken with wine. Note: If Fugu Jiongnu does not ulcerate, pus adheres to the bone, hence the name. Those unfamiliar may mistakenly treat it as Zeifeng [thief wind]. In Fugu Jiongnu, the painful area is hot, the limbs alternate between hot and cold, urine is dark red, stool is constipated without sweating; resolving heat and dispersing pathogens will eliminate the condition. In Zeifeng, the painful area is not hot, there is no alternating chills and fever, the body feels cold, and mild relief is obtained with heat application; sweating occurs occasionally, and treatment with acrid-warm wind-dispelling herbs is appropriate). Applies to scrofula ulcers (Louli Chengchuang) (sound "lou". Roasted, ground into powder, mixed with lard for topical application). Relieves wind-heat and worm-induced toothache (decocted for mouth rinsing. Li Shizhen stated: It is a herb for the Yangming channel, utilizing its toxicity to attack toxicity, with additional parasiticidal effects). Applied to infant double tongue (Chongshe) (burnt to ash, mixed with wine, applied under the tongue several times daily). Treats impotence (Qiyinwei) (burnt to ash, applied to the genitals). Use those suspended on trees and exposed to wind and dew, roasted before use (for treating carbuncles and swellings, mix with vinegar for topical application; for washing sores, decoct for use).
Light in quality, dispersing, dispelling wind, and transforming phlegm.
Acrid and salty in taste, slightly warm in nature. The silkworm remains stiff without rotting, having acquired the qi of clear transformation; thus, it can treat wind-phlegm, dissipate nodules, and unblock meridians (Silkworms become stiff when afflicted by wind-disease, hence used to treat wind; it can dissipate phlegm caused by rebellious counterflow of ministerial fire). Its aroma and flavor are both thin, light and floating, ascending, entering the Lung, Liver, and Stomach channels. Treats stroke with aphonia, cephalalgia and toothache due to head wind, throat obstruction with swelling (chao into powder, mixed with ginger juice, taken with water, one qian, should expectorate stubborn phlegm), erysipelas with itching (both caused by wind-heat), scrofula and tubercles, phlegmatic malaria and blood disorders, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea (wind-heat invading the Liver), pediatric convulsive malnutrition (Jinggai), skin resembling scales (due to deficiency of qi and blood, also known as fetal dirt, decocted for bathing). Promotes lactation, eliminates scars. Do not use for various conditions caused by blood deficiency without external wind-cold pathogenic factors. The best quality comes from head silkworms that are white and straight. Soak in rice washing water for one day until mulberry exudate floats up, strain and dry, wipe clean of flesh, hairs, mouthparts, and claws, then crush. Adverse interactions with Sangpiaoxiao (Mantis Egg Case), Poria (Fuling), Poria with Pine Root (Fushen), Platycodon (Jiegeng), and Dioscorea Hypoglauca (Bixie).
Silkworm cocoon, sweet in taste, warm in nature. Can drain ministerial fire of the Bladder, guide clear qi upward to the mouth, and treat polydipsia (Silkworms and horses both belong to Wu, corresponding to the Li trigram, governing the Heart. During the stage of spinning cocoons and retreating/hiding, drinking the silk-reeling water can suppress heart fire and treat polydipsia). For carbuncles and sores without heads, burnt to ash and taken with wine (one unit taken produces one head of pus, two units produce two heads).
Male silkworm moth, hot in qi and lustful in nature, primarily secures essence and strengthens yang, allowing for tireless sexual intercourse (Silkworm molt paper burnt to retain its character, mixed with a small amount of musk and honey, applied to gangrenous stomatitis; adding alum is particularly effective. *Baiyi Fang*: Silkworm paper burnt to ash, taken with wine or water, can treat evil influences, mania, and weeping).