Cicada Slough (Periostracum cicadae)

蝉蜕chán tuìChantui

Periostracum cicadae · Plant

medicinal herbs on sale at a market in Xi’an
A general photo of medicinal herbs on sale at a market in Xi’an: AcuiQ could not match Periostracum cicadae to an organism or substance with a free photo. Photo: Vberger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Animal product, not a plant; limited safety data for medicinal use; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Cicada Slough for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

ConvulsionHoarseness Of VoiceInflammation Of The Eye With Formation Of Corneal OpacityMeasles With Inadequate EruptionTetanusUpper Respiratory Infection With Sore ThroatUrticaria With Itching

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