What effect does the golden cicada shell have?

Cicada can disperse wind and heat, relieve sore throat and open throat, penetrate rash and improve eyesight, relieve convulsion and stop spasm;

It can be used for treating wind-heat common cold, early onset of epidemic febrile disease, hoarseness of throat, measles, acute and slow convulsion, tetanus syndrome, and children crying at night.

Golden cicada shell, also called cicada slough, is the slough of cicada insect black cicada after emergence. Like cicadas, they are hollow and slightly curved. The surface is yellowish brown, translucent and shiny.

There are/kloc-0 pairs of filiform antennae on the head and 2 pairs of winglets on both sides of the back. There are three pairs of feet on the ventral surface, covered with fine yellow-brown hair. The abdomen is blunt and round, with 9 knots. Light, hollow and fragile. Location: Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Hubei, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Anhui and other places. Shandong has a large output.

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Alias: cicada retreat, cicada skin, insect retreat, fairy clothes.

Source: Cicada, an insect of Cicadaceae, molts its shell when it emerges.

Character identification: it looks like a cicada without wings and is hollow. Yellow-brown, translucent and shiny. This film is very fragile. The smell is slightly light, preferably intact, Huang Liang and soil.

The shell of a golden cicada is also a cicada slough. It's the shell of the golden cicada when it grows up. This cicada shell also has medicinal value, and it is a component of Chinese medicine in our Chinese medicine. Moreover, the golden cicada can also be eaten, which is rich in protein, nutritious and delicious, and has the same health care function.

Cicada shell contains chitin, protein and other ingredients, which is cold in nature, can dispel wind and clear heat, eliminate sore throat, and has antibacterial, sedative and diuretic effects. It has a good effect on treating epilepsy, wind-heat cold, rash and pox in children.

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