Nicknames: Cicada Retreat, Cicada Robe, Insect Shed, Cicada Shell, Tetrigo Skin, cicada skin, Taurus
Harvesting and processing: Collecting in summer and autumn, removing soil, and drying in the sun.
Medicinal parts: Skin shed during larval emergence
Origin: Most areas south of Liaoning
Family: Cicadaceae
Original plant: Black grasshopper
Characteristics of Cicada Shed Medicinal Material: This product is slightly elliptical and curved, with a length of about 3.5cm and a width of about 2cm. The surface is yellow brown, semi transparent, and glossy. There is one pair of filamentous antennae on the head, many of which have been severed, and protruding compound eyes. The tip of the forehead protrudes, the muzzle is well-developed, the upper lip is wide and short, and the lower lip elongates into a tube. The back of the chest is split in a cross shape, with the crack curling inward, and there are two pairs of small wings on both sides of the spine; There are three pairs of feet on the abdomen, covered with yellow brown fine hair. The abdomen is dull and round, with a total of 9 segments. Lightweight, hollow, and fragile. Odorless and mild in taste.
The abdomen is flat, round, and full
2 blunt and pointed tail end
High quality products have a weak aroma and a mild taste. Yellow in color, light in weight, intact, and free of mud and sand are preferred.
Cicada molt medicinal properties: "It has a pungent taste, a calm qi, and can be obtained from the Taiyin Lung Meridian. It can release a refreshing breeze, dispel clouds, and reduce swelling.
Cicada molts are frivolous and scattered, specializing in shedding fur, removing smegma, and reducing swelling and toxicity. To treat the loss of voice in adults and the crying of children at night, take the meaning of their daytime chirping and nighttime rest. It is not effective to treat adults with dizziness and dizziness caused by excessive labor, and children with itchy and collapsed acne. Dizziness caused by head wind, not due to wind evil, itching and collapse of acne, all due to the sinking of the body, which cannot be cured by cicada molts. It is also effective in treating epilepsy and silencing wind.
[Processing] Remove impurities, wash, and dry in the sun.
[Taste] Sweet, cold.
Return to the lung and liver meridians.
【 Functions and Indications 】 Dispelling wind and heat, clearing throat, penetrating rash, relieving opacities, and relieving spasms. Used for wind heat cold, sore throat, hoarseness, measles opacity, rubella itching, blurred vision, wind shock convulsions, tetanus.
【 Usage and Dosage 】 3-6g.
【 Storage 】 Store in a dry place and prevent pressure. 【 Discussions from Various Schools 】
① According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, cicadas are mainly used to treat all wind and heat syndromes. The ancients used their bodies, and later generations used molting. Generally, cicadas should be used to treat the meridians of the organs and organs; To treat skin ulcers and wind heat, cicada molts should be used. ""
② Zhang Shouyi: "Cicada molt is mainly used to treat seizures in children, and in the field of pediatric epilepsy, there is a lot of internal heat, which is also known as the combination of blood and qi in the" Su Wen ". When they are passed together, it is called thin and faint, which can be treated with coldness to reduce qi and fire and prevent upward movement. Therefore, the true meaning of treating epilepsy is that cicada molt can treat children's strong heat, and the meaning is the same. The mucous membrane of the eye and the acne of the child are mostly caused by heat, and cold can overcome heat, which is the main factor. Binhu, also known as treating acne and itching, is suitable for those with excess heat. If there is qi deficiency and itching, do not mix them.
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① At the beginning of the treatment of wind and heat, there is a new feeling of wind and heat. Winter heat hits the lungs, causing coughing: mint costs 1.5 cents, cicada retreats 1 cent (removing feet and wings), front beard costs 1.5 cents, light fermented black beans cost 4 cents, melon and hawthorn shells cost 2 cents, and burdock seeds cost 1.5 cents. Fry and serve. (Xin Liang's Explanation Method in "Shi Bing Lun")
② Treating cough and obstructing lung qi is not conducive: one or two pieces each of cicada shells (removed from soil, stir fried), ginseng (removed from reed), and schisandra, and half or two pieces each of tangerine peel and licorice (roasted). It is a fine powder. Half a dollar per serving, served with ginger soup, no time. (Cicada Shell Soup in the General Discussion on Pediatric Health)
③ Treating colds, coughs, and loss of voice: 1 yuan for cicada clothes, 3 yuan for burdock seeds, 1 yuan for licorice, and 1.5 yuan for bellflower stems. Boil soup and take it. (Modern Practical Traditional Chinese Medicine)
④ Treating acne quickly: equal parts of purple grass, cicada molt, mugwort, peony, and licorice (roasted). Two yuan per serving, boiled in water. ("Prescriptions for Pediatric Acne and Eruption" Quick Transmitting Powder)
⑤ Treat the itching on the skin of the patients: cicada molts, mint leaves, etc. At the end. Mix wine with a dagger for one yuan and take it three times a day. (Yao Sengtan's Collection of Verification Formulas)
⑥ After treating acne, fever, itching, and scratching occur: one or two cicadas retreat and one or two pieces of ground bone skin. At the end. Take two or three spoons of Baijiu every time. ("Chishui Xuanzhu" Cicada Flower Powder)
⑦ To treat convulsions caused by excessive heat: half a liang of cicada shell (removed from soil, stir fried), half a liang of ginseng (removed from reed), one part of Scutellaria baicalensis, one part of Poria cocos, one part of Cimicifuga, finely ground above; Niuhuang 1 cent (separately researched), Tianzhu Huang 1 cent (researched), oyster 1 cent (researched). Evenly fine, every half a dollar, stir fry catnip and mint soup and take without delay. (Cicada Shell Powder in the General Synopsis of Pediatric Health)
⑧ Treating the child's hanging in the sky, the leader looks up, phlegm is blocked and internal heat: For Taurus, boil it in water for a day, dry it in the sun as powder, take one word each time, and adjust to cold water. (Hygiene Easy Recipe)
⑨ To treat children's wind and mouth paralysis, including 27 cicada molts and 27 scorpions. Finally, add a small amount of light powder and mix with breast milk. (From "A Comprehensive Guide to Childhood Education")
⑩ Treating children's night crying: Two or seven cicadas retreat, a little cinnabar. Finally, refine honey pills to make children suck. (Cicada Retreat Cream from "Chishui Xuanzhu") Or use forty-nine cicada molts, cut them in front and grind them into powder afterwards, take them in four portions, and adjust to Gouteng Decoction.
(11) Treating tetanus: Cicada molt (removing soil) is not much. For fine details. Infused on the wound, the poisonous gas disperses on its own. (Yang's Family Collection Formula: Chasing the Wind and dispersing)
⑿ Treatment of eye ulcers or post illness opacities: Divide cicada molt (washed and removed from soil) and white chrysanthemum into equal parts. Take for two yuan each, drink one cup of water, add a little honey and fry. After consuming milk, measure the appropriate amount. (Cicada Chrysanthemum Powder in "Prescriptions for Children's Acne and Eruption")
13. Treatment of internal obstacles: dragon retreat (i.e. snake skin), cicada retreat, phoenix retreat (bird flower chicken eggshell), human retreat, Buddha molting (i.e. silkworm paper). Divide equally, not by much, burn one part together as ash, grind into fine powder. One yuan per dose, eat hot pig liver, no matter when, take three doses a day. (From "The Treatise on Longmu in the Eye Science" by Wu Tui San)
(14) Treating sores: Cicada molting and white muscardine silkworm are divided equally. At the end, apply vinegar to the surrounding area and leave the wound. Wait until the roots grow slightly longer, then pull out the roots and apply medication to the wound. One side does not use vinegar, it is coated with oil. ("Shenghui Fang" Cicada Shed Powder) Alternatively, stir fry cicada shed into powder, mix with honey water for one yuan, and mix with saliva to powder and apply to the affected area.
(15) Treatment of scrofula: Open the walnut, take out half of the flesh, fill it with cicada molt, seal it with yellow soil, tie it tightly with iron wire, let it dry over low heat, let the mud fall off, then grind the walnut into fine flour, use yellow wine as a guide, rinse with boiling water, take one in the morning and one in the morning for 100 days. (Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hebei Province)
(16) Treatment for ear discharge: half a liang of cicada molt (burned), half a qian of musk (stir fried). Above is the end, wrapped in cotton, chasing after evil things. (Sea side)
1. Treatment of pediatric vaginal swelling: half a liang of cicada molt, boil and wash with water; Still taking Wuling Powder can relieve swelling and pain. (From "The Effective Formula of the World Doctor") (Often caused by sitting on the ground or being injured by insects and ants)
Newborns and infants with silenced mouth and lack of milk. Mix more than ten cicada molts and ten whole scorpions (detoxified) into powder, add a small amount of light powder, and mix the milk evenly before pouring it down.
Tetanus (fever). Stir fried with cicada molt, ground to a powder, and served with wine for one yuan, extremely effective. Youfang: Grind it into powder, add scallion saliva and mix well, apply it to the broken area, let out evil water, and have an immediate effect. This place is called 'Chasing the Wind and dispersing'.
1. When the stomach is hot and vomiting food, use fifty pieces of cicada molt (to remove mud) and one or two pieces of talc, grind them into powder, take them for two yuan each, a bowl of water, and mix with honey. This formula is called "Qingge San"