Chinese: chan tui
English: cicada molting
Pharmaceutical: Cicadae Periostracum
Properties: Sweet, salty, slightly cold
Standard Species: Cryptotympana pustulata Farbricius
Cicada molting with ophiopogon flower - Morino Medicinal Herb Garden, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Cicada molting with ophiopogon flower - Morino Medicinal Herb Garden, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)