Cicada shell refers to cicada molt, which has the effect of evacuating wind-heat, relieving pharynx, and penetrating rashes, and has the effect of treating colds, convulsions (pediatric diseases mainly manifested by dizziness, apoplexy, and convulsions), and sore throats.
Cicada molt is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine which is obtained by removing mud and sand and drying the skin and shell of the black grasshopper of Cicadidae insects, sweet in taste and cold in nature, and belongs to the lung and liver meridians.
Cicada metamorphosis has the efficacy of evacuating wind-heat, inducing diaphoresis, transmitting rashes, brightening eyes and reducing cataracts (improving eyesight and blurring of vision), and antispasmodic, and can be used to treat wind-heat and colds, sore throat and mute voice, impenetrable measles, itchy rubella, red cataracts of the eyes (reddened white part of the eyes, like congestion of the eyes), convulsions of wind and wind, tetanus and other illnesses.
Cicada Shell is used as a decoction, or as a single-flavored powder to be taken. If symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not blindly use their own medication, so as not to delay the condition.