What are the effects and functions of cicada shells

We are all familiar with cicadas in summer. Their calls can be heard everywhere in the hot summer. However, cicadas are also formed through some mutations. But at the same time, they also produce an outer shell, which is called cicada shell. Some long-term medical research has found that cicada shell is a very good Chinese medicinal material and has a good therapeutic effect on some diseases.

1. It can dispel wind and heat, calm the liver and relieve spasms, and is mainly used to treat high fever convulsions in children.

Children have immature yin and yang, a "pure yang" body, and their "liver is often in excess, and spleen is often insufficient." Exogenous wind-heat or heat toxins can easily enter the body and turn into heat and fire, and when the extreme heat generates wind, convulsions may occur. Cicada shells can dispel wind and clear heat, calm the liver and relieve spasms. When combined with Uncaria rhynchophylla, mint, Bombyx batryticatus, Forsythia suspensa, honeysuckle, gardenia, and Schizonepeta tenuifolia, it can often "turn danger into safety."

2. It can relieve wind and relieve exterior symptoms, relieve sore throat and cough, and is mainly used to treat itchy throat and frequent cough.

Being affected by wind-cold, which turns into heat inside the body, or being affected by wind-heat, can lead to stagnation of the lung defense, resulting in dry throat, itchy throat, and frequent coughing. In this case, cicada shells can be used to dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms. Once the throat wind is eliminated, the cough will stop. It can also be used in combination with burdock fruit, mint, forsythia, platycodon, almond, perilla leaf, mulberry leaf, schizonepeta, peucedanum, and belamcanda for better therapeutic effect.

3. It can relieve exterior symptoms, clear rashes, dispel wind and relieve itching, and is mainly used to treat various rashes.

Measles, scarlet fever and rubella all belong to the category of wind-heat diseases. If the rash does not come out smoothly in the early stage or itching occurs during the rash period, it can be treated with cicada shells combined with kudzu root, mint, forsythia, honeysuckle, and schizonepeta, with good results.

Through the above introduction, we have a certain understanding of the effects of cicada shells. But in comparison, the uses of cicada shells are far more than that. However, some taboos should be noted when taking medicines made from cicada shells, especially for pregnant women, as it will cause discomfort to them. Cicada shells are the outer shells of the cicada before it mutates, so they should be kept dry when stored.