1, cicada slough is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, also called cicada slough, which is sweet, salty and slightly cold. Has the effects of expelling wind and clearing away heat, clearing away heat and penetrating rash, improving eyesight, expelling wind and relieving spasm. Used for some wind-heat colds, sore throat at the beginning of epidemic febrile diseases, measles, rubella itching, red eyes, acute and chronic convulsions, etc. Because cicada slough has the functions of clearing away heat, expelling wind and penetrating hair, cicada slough was a very commonly used medicine for penetrating rash in the past, which was used for children with measles rash for the first time. In recent years, the number of measles patients has gradually decreased, and now cicada slough is rarely used to penetrate rash, but more used to treat some skin diseases and throat cough diseases.

2. Modern pharmacological research shows that cicada slough has immunosuppressive and antiallergic effects, and can also relieve the spasm of bronchial smooth muscle. Now it is often used to treat asthma, urticaria, dermatitis and other diseases related to allergic reactions, and cicada slough is also often used. Clinically, cicada slough has been reported to be used to treat cough, pharyngitis, dumb, itchy skin, urticaria and insomnia.

3. The taboo of cicada medication is that pregnant women should use cicada with caution.