cicada slough; cicada molt (herb)
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Meanings
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cicada slough; cicada exuviae
technicalSpecifically refers to the shed skin of a cicada, known as 'chan tui' (蝉蜕). In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is dried and used as an herbal remedy.
Zhè这
wèi味
zhōng中
yào药
lǐ里
yǒu有
chán蝉
yī衣
。
This traditional Chinese medicine contains cicada slough.
Chán蝉
yī衣
jù具
yǒu有
shū疏
sàn散
fēng风
rè热
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
Cicada slough has the effect of dispersing wind-heat.
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Yī医
shēng生
kāi开
de的
fāng方
zi子
lǐ里
bāo包
hán含
le了
chán蝉
yī衣
。
The prescription the doctor wrote includes cicada slough.