The scientific name of the robin is cicada, and its shell is called cicada molt, cicada molt can be used as medicine, cicada molt has the efficacy and effect of evacuating wind-heat, clearing the pharynx and opening the voice, brightening the eyes and retracting cataracts (improve eyesight, improve blurred vision) and so on. However, there is no special medicinal value of the robin’s egg.
Cicada metamorphosis has the efficacy of dispersing wind-heat, clearing throat and voice, penetrating rashes, clearing the eyes and retracting cataracts, and calming wind and stopping spasms (calming wind evil and relieving spasms). It is used for treating wind-heat colds, the beginning of warm diseases, sore throat and hoarseness (mute voice, unable to make a sound), impenetrable measles, itchy rashes, acute and chronic convulsions (pediatric diseases mainly manifested by dizziness, apoplexy, and convulsions), tetanus, etc. It is also used as a medicine to relieve wind-heat and prevent spasm.
Note that pregnant women are advised to use Cicada Shell with caution.
If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor. If you need to use Cicada Shell to treat diseases, it must be used under the guidance of a professional doctor.