MayWay / Plum Flower Chan Tui, unsulfured / Default Title

What's Actually In The Bag

Chan Tui is the molted shell of a cicada. That's the tagline and also just a true fact.

Here's the whole manufacturing process, and I use that term loosely: a cicada grows up, decides it's done with its current shell, and climbs out of it like a guy stepping out of a jumpsuit. It leaves the empty shell stuck to a tree branch. Somebody walks by, picks it up, and puts it in a bag. That's it. That's the supply chain. No lab, no extraction, no machine doing anything to anything. The bug did all the work, and honestly the bug didn't even know it was working.

MayWay's Plum Flower version is unsulfured, which means nobody came along afterward and gassed it to make it look prettier or last longer on a shelf. It looks like what it is. It looks like a tiny, hollow, see-through bug suit, because it is one.

Why People Actually Use This Stuff

Chan Tui has a long history in traditional herbal practice, and it's typically used as part of formulas that support the body's normal response to seasonal discomfort, and general skin and respiratory wellness. In traditional use it's also associated with supporting a calm, settled feeling. We're not going to tell you it treats anything, because it doesn't, and also because that's a legal line we take seriously. It supports normal healthy function the way a lot of traditional botanicals do: quietly, and in combination with other things.

• Traditionally used to support respiratory comfort
• Traditionally used to support healthy skin
• Supports the body's normal seasonal wellness response
• Unsulfured, minimally processed, exactly what it says on the bag

How People Use It

Chan Tui is generally prepared as part of a decoction alongside other traditional herbs, following the guidance of a qualified practitioner or an existing formula. It is not a snack. I want to be extremely clear about that. It is a raw herb ingredient, sold whole, exactly as removed from the tree, and it should be prepared the way traditional formulas call for.

MayWay has been sourcing and packaging traditional Chinese herbs for decades, and Plum Flower is their line built around consistency and quality control, which matters more than usual when the product in question is, again, a bug's discarded outer layer. You want that sourced carefully. You do not want a mystery shell from a mystery tree.

So that's Chan Tui. A cicada worked hard, left its whole life behind on a tree, and now it's part of your wellness routine. Feels like the least we can do is use it properly.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.