Chan Tui

Cicada Moulting
Chan Tui
Pharmaceutical name: Periostracum Cicadae
Properties: sweet, salty, slightly cold
Channels entered: Lung, Liver
Actions & Clinical Applications:
1. Disperses Wind-Heat
2. Promotes the eruption of measles or rashes, reduces itching
3. Clears the eyes and removes nebula
4. Expels Wind and relieves spasm, pacifies infants
5. Moistens the throat and opens the voice
Dosage & Administration: 3 - 9g