1. Cicada slough is a traditional Chinese medicine, also called cicada slough. It is sweet and salty in nature and slightly colder. It has the functions of evacuating wind-heat, clearing away heat and rash, improving eyesight, dispelling wind and relieving spasm. It is used for Some symptoms include wind-heat and cold, sore throat and muteness at the beginning of febrile disease, measles, itching, rubella, red eyes, acute and chronic convulsions, tetanus, children crying uneasily at night, etc. Because cicada slough has the effect of clearing away heat, repelling wind and clearing hair, cicada slough was a very commonly used medicine to clear up measles in the past, and was used when children had initial measles rashes that were not clear. In recent years, the number of measles patients has gradually decreased. Nowadays, cicada slough is rarely used to treat rashes, but is more often used to treat some skin diseases and throat coughs.

2. Modern pharmacological research shows that cicada slough has immunosuppressive and anti-allergic effects, and can also relieve the spasm of bronchial smooth muscle. It is now often used to treat asthma, urticaria, dermatitis and allergic reactions. Cicada slough is often used in related diseases. Clinically, cicada slough has been reported to treat cough, pharyngitis, muteness, skin itching, urticaria, and insomnia.

3. The contraindication for the use of cicada is that pregnant women should be careful when taking cicada.