Silkworm (Bombyx mori)
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Bombyx mori · Animal
1
Indications
5
With studies in people
Cautions
Not a plant; caution with insect protein allergies.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Silkworm for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Silkworm does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit NutritionBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Bombyx mori and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant183 records, 21 in people
- Benefit Immune568 records, 41 in people
- Benefit Nutrition55 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Skin180 records, 62 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome83 records, 22 in people