Chan Tui Chan Tui Chan Tui Cicada Moulting tcm herb traditional chinese medicine chan tui tcm herbal database

Chan Tui - Cicada Moulting

Clinical Applications

  • 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).

Channels Influenced

Liver Lung

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 3-9g

Clinician Notes

Cautions & Precautions

  • Avoid during Pregnancy.
  • Avoid in cases of exterior deficiency.
Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Chan Tui (1)