Who can't eat golden cicada flowers?

Golden cicada flower has high medicinal value. It can improve sleep, enhance human immunity and resist radiation. Golden cicada fungus can replace the expensive Cordyceps sinensis. It is even more valuable and safer than Cordyceps sinensis. However, golden cicada flowers do have medicinal properties after all. Some people find it beneficial to eat this thing, but some people are not suitable to eat it and it may affect their health. So, who should not eat cicada flowers?

Who can't eat golden cicada flowers?

Golden cicada flower, also known as insect flower and cicada flower, is an insect-borne fungus that has both animal and plant morphological characteristics. According to the "Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", its main functions are to dissipate wind-heat, promote lung function, and stop convulsions; it is mainly used to treat infantile convulsions, night crying, and palpitations. The cicada flowers used must be fresh and not rotten. After removing the shell, they must be dried, ground into powder, and consumed in small amounts under the guidance of a doctor.

Suitable people for golden cicada flower

Cordyceps sinensis is suitable for people with: dyspnea, pulmonary fibrosis, vascular sclerosis, various liver diseases, various kidney diseases, heart failure, impotence, coldness, dry skin, irritability, insomnia, tumors, metabolic syndrome, lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, prostatitis, susceptibility to colds, etc. It is a rare and beneficial nutritional supplement for people with low immunity, the elderly and frail, those with multiple diseases, postpartum physical weakness, and those in sub-health conditions.

What are the effects and functions of golden cicada flower

1. Nourishing: The research results reported by Chen Wanqun et al. show that the main components of amino acids in cicada fungus and various cordyceps are similar in type and the content is relatively consistent. Scholars generally recognize that a variety of amino acids are one of the material bases for nourishing and strengthening the body. Pharmacological experiments have shown that the amino acids in cicada fungus and a variety of cordyceps have tonic effects to varying degrees.

2. Anti-fatigue: The water decoction of cicada fungus can significantly prolong the swimming time of experimental mice and significantly increase their survival time under normal pressure hypoxia and high temperature conditions, proving that cicada fungus has anti-fatigue and anti-stress effects.

3. Hypnosis: One hour after administration, the number of autonomous activities of the mice in the cicada fungus group within 10 minutes was significantly less than that in the control group; cicada fungus can also significantly prolong the sleep time of mice and shorten the disappearance time of the righting reflex of sodium pentobarbital; cicada fungus can also increase the sleep rate of mice per unit time. This proves that cicada fungus has a good sedative and hypnotic effect. At the same time, research has shown that artificially cultivated products have similar effects to natural cicada fungi.

4. Labor pain: Cicadae fungi had a significant cooling effect on normal and artificially feverish rats within 2 hours after administration. The results of the writhing method and hot plate method showed that Cicadae fungi had a very significant inhibitory effect on chemical and thermal burning pain in mice. This proves that cicada fungus has a good antipyretic and analgesic effect. This experiment and the experiment conducted by Chen Zhuan et al. both prove that artificially cultivated cicada fungi have the same effect.

5. Immunity: The cicada fungus strain was artificially fermented to produce cicada fungus hyphae, from which cicada fungus polysaccharide was extracted. Cordyceps sinensis polysaccharide was used as a positive control, and Grifola frondosa polysaccharide was used as a reference test. Lymphatic transformation test, Ea and E rosette test, specific immune rosette test (macrophage phagocytosis test, anti-sheep red blood cell (SRBC) antibody titer test) were performed on mice. The results showed that cicada fungus polysaccharide has a significant effect on improving immune function.