Climbing fork scientific name of the golden cicada, its own does not have special effects and functions, feathering off the shell is a Chinese medicine, called cicada molt, this medicine has bright eyes and cataracts (improve eyesight, improve blurred vision), evacuation of wind-heat effect, can play a role in improving the sore throat and hoarseness, measles and a variety of conditions such as impenetrable role.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cicadas are cold in nature, slightly sweet in flavor, and can go to the lung and liver meridians, good at evacuating wind-heat, benefit the pharynx, penetrate rashes and relieve itching. And mint with the wind-heat attack on the sore throat, hoarseness, as well as measles through the hair is not smooth, itchy skin and other diseases have curative effect. It is also good at clearing the eyes and eliminating cataracts. Combined with silkworms, it is effective in treating fever of warm-heat evil poison and redness and cataracts of the eyes (eye diseases).
Cicada metamorphosis is also good at relieving wind and antispasmodic, and good at clearing heat and calming the liver, relieving wind and antispasmodic (calm the wind, relieve spasms) of the hookah, on the children’s fever and convulsions, liver yang into the wind of the headache and dizziness and other diseases have efficacy.
Cicada metamorphosis is used with caution in pregnant women, and adverse effects are not known. Patients are advised to consult a doctor in time if they feel unwell, and the use of the medicine must be guided by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.