Chan Tui #

Cicadae Periostracum #

sweet, salty, slightly cold

PRIMARY FUNCTION: #

Release the Exterior for Heat Attacks

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:

• Loss of voice
• Sore throat
• Rash
• Eye disorders
  • Red swollen eyes
  • Blurry vision
• Fever
  • Delirium
• Night terrors
• Muscle spasms
  • Tetanus

Chan Tui is sweet, salty, and slightly cold and enters the liver and lung systems. It is especially useful for common cold with sore throat, loss of voice, and fever.

Channels: lung, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:

• Fever
• Tetany
• Bell’s palsy
• Allergies
• Eczema
• Rash
• Laryngitis

Formulas:

• Xiao Feng San

Contraindications: Chan Tui should be prescribed with caution to patients that are pregnant

Zoo Image: a polar bear on its back with rashes and red eyes has a bug on its windy sore throat and tries to say EEECH but its voice is lost

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