Traditional Chinese Medicine/Chan Tui

Name Means:

Chan-Cicada

Tui-Exuviae of insect

English Name:
 * Cicada molting

Chinese Name:
 * 蝉蜕 (Pinyin: chán tuì)

Latin Name:
 * Periostracum Cicadae

Taste & Temperature:
 * ../Gan-Sweet/
 * ../Xian-Salty/
 * Wei-Slightly ../Han-Cold/

Channels:
 * Hand Tai Yin of Lung
 * Foot Jue Yin of Liver

Actions & Indications:
 * disperse Wind-Heat (Spicy & Cool)
 * benefit throat, release rashes
 * clear the eyes
 * stop itching
 * extinguish Wind, stop spasm

Contraindication:
 * Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
 * deficiency Exterior pattern

Caution:
 * Yin syndrome
 * Blood deficiency
 * chronic skin infection
 * pregnancy

Dosage:
 * 1-3 qian (3-9 grams)

back to:
 * ../Xin Liang Jie Biao/
 * ../TCM Materia Medica/