Component: Periostracum cicadae 蝉蜕


Description of the Component

Component ID
TCMH235
Latin Name
Periostracum cicadae
English Name
Cicada slough
Chinese Pinyin Name
Chan Tui
中文名
蝉蜕
TCM Properties
Cold,Sweet
TCM Meridians
Lung,Liver
Therapeutic Class English
For relieving exterior syndrome
Therapeutic Class Chinese
解表
Functions
dispel wind-heat, soothe sore throat, promote eruption, clear the eye of corneal opacity, and arrest spasm
Toxicity
NA
Geo-authentic habitats (道地产区)
Shandong Province
Reference
Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015)
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