The efficacy and effects of cicada molasses

September 7, 2023
Cicada molts are the shells shed by the larvae of cicadas when they become adults, which have the effects of dispersing wind-heat, penetrating rash and throat, brightening eyes and reducing opacity, dispelling wind and stopping spasm. Traditionally, it is mainly used for the treatment of wind-heat colds, sore throat, mute voice, impermeable measles, itchy rubella, etc. What are the efficacy and effects of cicada molts?

Removing wind and clearing heat

Cicada molasses is light and floating in nature to reach the surface, sweet and cold in nature to cool and disperse wind-heat, and is often used for children's colds, fever and vicious cold. In addition, this product can also disperse wind-heat and open the voice, which is more effective in treating sore throat and mute voice caused by wind-heat cold.

Penetrating rash

Cicadellia permeates the hair and has the effect of clearing heat, because it is mainly used to dispel wind-heat, so it can be used to treat rash diseases, such as pediatric acute rash, rubella and measles that do not penetrate the hair. It is often used together with burdock and peppermint.

Tranquilizing and relieving spasm

Cicada molasses is used for tetanus, pediatric fright and night cries. It can dispel the external wind and calm the internal wind to relieve spasms. For tetanus with twitching of the limbs, it can be used together with whole scorpion; for tetanus and nocturnal cries of children with epilepsy, it can be used together with hooked vine.

Brightening eyes and reducing opacity

Cicada molasses is used for the redness and swelling of the eyes, and for opacity covering the eyes. This product has brightening and retreating effects on redness and opacity of the eyes caused by wind-heat, and opacity of the eyes after measles, and can be used with Chrysanthemum, Gu Jing Cao and Tribulus terrestris.

Relieving pharynx and opening the voice

Cicada molasses is used for swelling and pain in the throat and mute sound. It is suitable for treating sore throat caused by external wind-heat, because it has the effect of relieving wind-heat and benefiting the throat, and is mostly used in combination with peppermint, burdock, forsythia, orris and licorice. As for the treatment of mute voice, it is appropriate to treat those caused by the wind and the loss of lung qi promotion, taking its function of promoting the lung and opening the voice, and is often used in combination with Radix et Rhizoma oryzaeum, Radix et Rhizoma japonicaeum and Radix et Rhizoma fattyum.
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