Chan Tui (Cicada Moulting)

Submitted by yyh_staff on Mon, 2008-06-09 11:14.
Chinese Name: 
Chan Tui
English Name: 
Cicada Moulting
Functions and Usage: 
  • Disperses wind, clears heat - wind-heat with loss of voice, swollen and sore throat.
  • Vents rashes - for early stage of measles with an incomplete expression of the rash.
  • Clears eyes and removes superficial visual obstruction, wind-heat eye problems - red, painful, swollen eyes, blurry vision.
  • Stops spasms and extinguishes wind - childhood febrile diseases in which wind causes convulsions, spasms, delirium or night terrors; tetanus (lockjaw).
Functional Groupings (Click for Summary/Study Notes): 
Dosage and Preparation Notes: 
  • Dosage: 3-9g
Channels Influenced: 
Temperature and Taste Properties: 
Contraindications: 
  • Avoid during Pregnancy.
  • Avoid in cases of exterior deficiency.
Notes: 
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