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Base de connaissancesPlantes

Chan Tui蝉蜕

Periostracum CicadaeCicada Molting (Slough)

Autres nomsCryptotympana

Catégorie
Cool, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior (Wind-Heat Diaphoretics)
Nature
légèrement froid
Saveur
doux, salé
Tropisme
Poumon, Foie
Posologie
3–10 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie
3–10 g
Tincture
1–3 ml

Actions & indications

Disperses Wind and clears Heat
External Wind-Heat especially with loss of voice and a swollen, sore throat
Vents rashes and relieves itching
Early stage measles with incomplete expression of the rash
Clears the eyes and removes superficial visual obstruction
  • Eye problems due to Wind-Heat such as red, painful, swollen eyes or blurry vision
  • Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies with Liver Yang Rising
Stops spasms and extinguishes Liver Wind
Childhood fevers in which Liver Wind causes convulsions, delirium, spasms, terror, tetanus, insomnia or nightmares

Contre-indications

  • Use with caution in Exterior Deficiency.
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
  • Use with caution in Qi and/or Yin Deficiency.

Interactions

It enhances the sedative action of drugs such as antihistamines, narcotic analgesics, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines, and diminishes the effect of caffeine.

Associations

Notes

  • It appears frequently in formulas addressing eczema and measles.
  • It is especially effective for stubborn, treatment-resistant eczema.
  • It sees frequent use in pediatric illness.
  • It is applied to treat clouding of the eyes.
  • Taken alone with rice wine, it can treat mild tetanus.
  • It is also reported to treat convulsive disorders.
  • It ranks among the primary remedies for tetanus, corneal opacity, and allergic, itchy skin conditions.
  • It was formerly used to promote delayed labor and expel the afterbirth, so caution is warranted during pregnancy.
  • According to some sources it cools the Lungs and Liver, relieves itching, soothes the throat, and eases Liver Qi Stagnation.
  • It suits weak patients who cannot tolerate standard exterior-releasing treatments.
  • It is considered essential for protecting the eyes of children with pox and sores, though it is effective for this only before the rash breaks out.
  • It has been found to inhibit cancer cell growth.
  • Chan Tui and Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can both dispel Wind and relieve spasm, and are frequently paired for headache, throat swelling, and convulsions from Wind-Heat in the Lung and Liver channels; Chan Tui vents rashes and clears superficial visual obstruction, while Jiang Can transforms Phlegm and disperses clumps.
  • The Cicada Abdomen, Chan Du, with the front legs removed, is more effective for clearing Wind-Heat.

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