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 Category  Jie Biao Yao
解表藥
 Sub Category  Xin Liang Jie Biao
辛涼解表
 Name  Chan Tui
蟬蛻
Cicada moulting
 Grown  Throughout China.
 Source  The exuviae of Cryptotympana pustulata Fabricius.
 Ingredients  
 Pharma Effect  
 Properties  Sweet, cold
 Channels  Liver, lung.
 Function  Disperses wind-heat, removes superficial visual obstruction, spreads the lung qi and vents rashes.
 Clinic Usage  For externally contracted wind-heat, dizziness, loss of voice, swollen, sore throat, blurred vision, childhood convulsions or night terrors, and measles with an incomplete presentation of the rash.
 Cautions  Use with caution in pregnancy.
 Dosage  3~6g
 Storage  Store in a dry, crush-proof place.