The role and efficacy of silkworm cocoons are very broad, generally have the role of hemostasis, detoxification, and so on, followed by the treatment of blood, regurgitation, and so on, and secondly, you can also make soup to drink. The following is to give you a detailed introduction to the role of cocoons and their effects, for your study reference.

The role of cocoons

Usually refers to the cocoon of the mulberry silkworm. The sac-shaped protective layer of the pupal stage of the mulberry silkworm, containing the pupal body. The protective layer includes parts such as the cocoon coat, cocoon layer and pupal lining. Cocoon layer can be reeled, cocoon coat and reeling after the waste silk can be used as silk cotton and silk spinning raw materials.

Morphological features: long oval, oval girdle-shaped, spherical or fusiform and other different shapes, or slightly constricted in the middle, the cocoon has a white, yellow, light green, flesh red and other colors, about 3 to 4 centimeters long, diameter of 1.7 to 2.1 centimeters, the surface of the white, with irregular wrinkles, and there are attached to the silk, in the form of fluff. Its inner wall has a very regular silk pattern. Light and tough, not easy to tear. The unfeathered cocoon contains one yellowish-brown silkworm pupa as well as light brown, wrinkled silkworm skin shed before becoming a pupa.

Distribution: the national sericulture area are produced. One of the high-quality origin is Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, since ancient times Jiangnan silk are the best.

Silkworm cocoons are mainly made of fibrous protein "silk fiber protein", outsourced to another protein "silk glue protein" bonding, in addition to a small amount of grease, pigment, inorganic substances and so on. It is sweet in flavor, warm in nature, non-toxic, and belongs to the spleen meridian. There are blood, thirst, detoxification effect

Cocoon therapeutic

Sweet taste, warm, non-toxic, to the spleen meridian; with blood, thirst, detoxification effect; the main treatment of blood in the stool, blood in the urine, hematochezia, thirst, regurgitation, carbuncle, chancre.

The medicinal value of cocoons

1, the treatment of intestinal wind, blood in the urine and feces, drenching pain: cocoon yellow, silkworm molt paper (and burned sex), late silkworm sand, white stalactites (and fried) and other points. For the end, into the musk a little. Each service two money, with rice drink sent down, three services a day. 2, the treatment of thirst: boiled silkworm cocoon soup, each serving one. 3, the treatment of children due to pox residual poison, limb joints joints on the chancre sores, pus and water is not endless: out of moths and sheep cocoon, do not worry about how much, with the raw alum whacked, the real cocoon, the charcoal fire burning, alum juice dry, take out the for the end. Dry paste inside the mouth of chancre sores. If swollen for pain, more service life drink. 4, treatment of regurgitation and vomiting: silkworm cocoon ten. Boil juice, cooking chicken three food, to no ash under the wine, two services a day. 5, the treatment of oral reeking: cocoons burned ash, mixing honey, wipe the mouth. 6, beauty spots: after washing the face or into the bath when used. Rinse with warm water before use. Soak in warm water at about 40 degrees for about 5 minutes . Feel the natural cocoon ball has been filled with water and become soft, you can use. Put your index finger over the softened cocoon ball and gently massage it over the areas of your skin that you care about. It will naturally harden again as it cools, so if you are sensitive to hardness, soak two at a time in water and rotate them. Afterwards, try to moisturize with a low irritation lotion.