The shell of robin's tongue is the shell of the larva of the black grasshopper of the cicada family. It can be used to treat external wind-heat, coughing and hoarseness, measles with poor penetration, itching of rubella, pediatric eclampsia, redness of the eyes, cataracts, furuncles and poisons, and tetanus.

Accessory prescription:

①Treatment of wind-warm initial, wind-heat new sensation, winter temperature attacks the lungs, cough: mint one and a half yuan, cicada retreat one money (remove feet, wings), Qianhu one and a half yuan, tempeh four money, guaolou shells (Guaolu Piper) two money, burdock one and a half yuan. Decoction. (The Treatise on Seasonal Diseases).

② treatment of cough, lung gas congestion and unfavorable: cicadas shell (soil, slightly fried), ginseng (removed from the reed), schizandra each one or two, Chen Pi, licorice (sizzling) each half a two. *** for fine powder. Each serving half a penny, ginger soup, no time. ("Pediatric Hygiene General Wei Lun Fang" Cicada Shell Soup).

3 cure cold, cough and loss of voice: cicada shell one money, burdock three money, licorice one money, Platycodon grandiflorus one and a half money. Decoction of soup. (Modern Practical Chinese Medicine).

4 treatment of acne sores out of the fast: comfrey, cicadas, wood through, peony (white peony), licorice (hot) equal parts. Each serving of two money, water decoction. ("Pediatric Pox and Rash Fang Lun" fast through the scattered).

⑤ Treatment of itching of the skin of wind-air guest: Cicada metamorphosis, peppermint leaves and other points. For the end. Wine transfer a money dagger, three times a day. (Yao Sheng Tan set of examination and prescription).

6 treatment of post-pox fever and itchy scratch: cicada retreat, the ground bone skin each one or two. For the end. Take two or three spoons of white wine two or three times per serving. ("Red Water Xuanzhu" Cicada flowers scattered).

7 treatment of eclampsia fever fever convulsions: cicada shell (go Shi, fried) half a taels, ginseng (go reed) half a taels, scutellaria one point, Poria one point, a point of ascending flax, the above finely powdered; oxalis one point (male research), dzhuhuang money (research), oyster one point (research). On the same uniform fine, each with half a penny, decoction of jingzhi, peppermint soup mixing service, no time. ("Pediatric Health General Wei Lun Fang" Cicada Shell San).

8 treatment of pediatric day hanging, head and eyes upward, phlegm plug internal heat: golden cow children, to pulp water boiled for a day, dried for the end, each serving a word, cold water and mix down. ("Health easy simple formula").

9 treatment of pediatric silencing wind, the newborn mouth without breast milk: cicada metamorphosis two seven, the whole scorpion two seven. For the end, into the light powder a little, milk mixing irrigation. ("The whole young heart Jian").

⑩ treatment of children's night cries: cicada retreat two seven, cinnabar (cinnabar) a little. For the end, refining honey pills. Let the child suck. ("Chishui Xuanzhu" cicada retreat cream).