Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Periostricum Cicadae |
Latin botanical name: 拉丁文學名﹕ | Cryptotympana atrata Fabr |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | chan yi 蝉衣 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Cicada shell or moulting |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | sim tui, sim yi |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | salty, slightly sweet, cold. 鹹﹐微甘﹐寒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | lung, liver 肺﹐肝。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | - Upper respiratory infection with red eyes and sore throat, hoarseness of voice;
- hives with itching;
- measles with inadequate eruption; (often combined with ge gen, bo he)
- high fever with convulsion, tetanus; (often combined with quan xie, jiang can)
- inflammation of the eye with formation of corneal opacity;
風熱：用於外感風熱時的聲音嘶啞,目赤咽腫﹔
皮膚風疹瘙痒﹔
透斑疹：用於麻疹未透，常配葛根﹐薄荷﹔
解痙攣：用於高熱驚厥及破傷風，常配全蠍﹐僵蠶﹔
眼睛發炎﹐角膜 不透明。
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | to be loaded |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 3 to 9 g. For convulsion/spastic muscles: 15 to 30 g. 3～9克。解痉挛用15～30克。 |
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | Name of formula: er wei xiao feng san (source: jing yue quan shu) : For hives and itchiness of skin. Composition: chan yi, bo he. Boil with water. (bo he should be added during the last minute). Use as tea. 二味消風散 《景岳全書》。用於治療皮膚瘙痒症﹐風疹塊。 組成﹕蟬衣﹐薄荷( 後下)。 水煎服。
註﹕蟬 蛻 多 藏 於 泥 土 之 中 ， 常 附 有 泥 土 ， 所 以 在 開 方 時 蟬 蛻 最 好 分 包 ， 然 後 浸 洗 乾 淨 才加入 。 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Cautions: 禁忌﹕ | |