Fragrant Plus Skin (Periostracum cicadae)

香加皮xiāng jiā píXiangjiapi

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 Fragrant Plus Skin for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Edema In Lower LimbLimp Aching Lumbus & KneesPalpitation & Shortness Of BreathWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Fragrant Plus Skin does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Wind-dampStrengthen Sinews & Bones

Other entries for Periostracum cicadae

Cicada Slough 蝉蜕