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Cicada Shedding Powder,For night crying caused by wind-heat.

Formulas Name : Cicada Shedding Powder

Chinese Name : 蝉蜕散

Drug Formulation

49 cicada slugs (use only the rear segment).

Source

From *Essentials of Medical Literature* (Yilin Cuanyao), Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into an extremely fine powder.

Benefits

For night crying caused by wind-heat.

Instructions for Use

Divide into 4 doses and take with Gou Teng Decoction.

Cicada Shedding Powder,From *Essentials of Medical Literature* (Yilin Cuanyao), Volume 9.,For night crying caused by wind-heat.

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