Abstract of ancient books:

Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica: "It tastes salty and cold. The main children have epilepsy, night crying, epilepsy, cold and heat. "

"A Record of Famous Doctors": "Children suffer from epilepsy, but women can't give birth. Take it with ashes, and treat dysentery for a long time. "

Herbal Medicine:" Children are strong and hot. "

the theory of medicinal properties: "it can cure epilepsy caused by strong body heat in children and quench thirst."

The Meaning of Materia Medica: "Get rid of the obstacles. Also decoct the shell juice with water to treat children's acne rash. "

Compendium of Materia Medica: "Treat head wind, wind-heat skin, itchy acne rash, tetanus and furuncle, adult aphonia, children's clamour, crying at night, and yin swelling."

Li Zhongzi, the nature explanation of drugs processed by Lei Gong, said: "It is salty, sweet, cold in nature, non-toxic, and does not contain meridians. The Lord promotes birth, removes the placenta, promotes lactation, stops night crying, calms convulsions and epilepsy, drives away pathogenic heat, kills malnutrition and can also quench thirst. "

There are five kinds of cicadas, which can be distinguished by Chen Zang-qi. Nowadays, the cicada is extremely large in shape and extremely loud in sound, and the one who sings without stopping is the best medicine.

Huang Yuanyu, in "Medicinal Solution to the Jade Sorbus", said: "The taste is pungent, the qi is flat, and it enters the Taiyin lung meridian. Publish to drive away the wind and reduce swelling. "

Cicadas are frivolous and divergent, and specialize in treating fur, removing membrane and reducing swelling and toxicity. Treat adult aphonia, children cry at night, and take the meaning of their day singing and night rest.

< materia medica >: "The eye is invaded by removing the membrane, and the canthus is full of flesh, which is truly amazing in ophthalmology."

compendium of materia medica: "research, one money, seven clothes, well spent water, treating dumb diseases."

Shushu of Materia Medica: "Deficiency and cold syndrome of jaundice rash should not be taken."

"New Edition of Materia Medica": Cicada sloughs off the inner membrane of its eyes and invades its eyes. Children's acne is used to protect their eyes, and it is also an indispensable medicine. "

A Record of Visiting the West in Medical Enthusiasm: Cicada is odorless and slightly cool. It can perspire and relieve exogenous wind and heat, which is the first medicine for febrile diseases. He is also good at supporting hidden rash to go out, and he has the power of skin to reach the skin, so he wants medicine for treating hidden rash. Combined with snake slough, it can treat tinea and itching all over the body. If it is taken alone at the end, it can cure maggots in sores, and the maggots will automize after taking it several times. Because he does not eat or drink, he urinates from time to time, so he is good at urinating; Because it is a cicada's shedding, it can also shed its eyes.

cicadas can also stop children from crying at night, and they are good at treating dumb voices.

Compendium of Materia Medica: "Treating skin sores and addiction rash (equal parts with mint, at the end, mixed with wine) has a clear voice, so it treats aphonia due to stroke; It also sings at night, so it stops children from crying at night. "

Modern research:

1. Ingredients: mainly containing chitin and chitosan, and containing isoflavones, butterflies, protein, amino acids, acids and trace elements.

2. Function: This product has antipyretic, sedative, anticonvulsant, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-tumor and other functions, and can also slow down the heart rate.

3. Pharmacology: Its decoction can resist the convulsion death caused by strychnine, cocaine and nicotine in mice, partially eliminate the muscle tremor caused by nicotine, and inhibit the free activities of mice, which proves that cicada slough can block the ganglion and play a role in spasmolysis and sedation. Experiments show that this product has obvious inhibitory effect on immune function and allergic reaction; Its aqueous extract showed high antitumor activity against Ehrlich ascites cancer cells in vitro.

4. Clinical report: To treat tetanus, head and feet were removed with cicada clothing, dried and ground, at a cost of 3 yuan each time, taken three times a day, with yellow wine, and combined with acupuncture, sedatives and antibiotics. * * * 29 cases were observed, and only one case died.

5. Typical case: cicada slough, expelling wind and relieving itching. Feng Moumou, female, 48 years old, saw a doctor on October 15, 1988. In the past two years, red spindle-shaped papules about the size of broad beans and peanuts have appeared on the trunk, buttocks and lower limbs, and they have repeatedly occurred, and the itching is unbearable, which is diagnosed as intractable urticaria. After taking western medicine, the effect is very small. Take cicada slough pills (cicada slough is removed from head and feet, crushed and sieved, and honey is refined into pills, each pill weighs about 9g), one pill each time, and the symptoms are basically controlled after one week. After three weeks of follow-up, there is no recurrence [Journal of Basic Chinese Medicine, 1992, (1): 47].

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