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Cicada Shell, Chan Tui 蝉蜕
Cicada Slough, Chan Tui 蝉蜕 Cicada molt, Cicada slough, Cicada PeriostracumChan Tui (TCM) CicadaInsectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum, 1634 Two species of Cicada common in ChinaNatural history of the insects of China, Donovan, 1842 Entomological name: Cryptotympana pustulataVarious other species have been used including Cicada flammata Parts used: Molting; discarded shell Temperature & Taste: Cool,…