What is the medicinal value of monkey skin?

Cicada monkey is an insect we know, and we also know the nutritional value and medicinal value of cicada monkey. It is an insect we often see in summer. At the same time, the skin of cicada monkey also has a particularly high medicinal value. This is also a kind of medicinal material we often see when taking Chinese medicine. Now let us learn about the medicinal value of cicada monkey skin through the following introduction.

(1) Used for exogenous wind-heat, fever, chills, cough, urticaria, skin itching, etc. Cicada shells have the effect of dispersing wind-heat, and are often used in combination with mint for wind-heat symptoms. They also have the function of dispelling wind and relieving itching caused by rashes.

(2) Used for measles with poor outbreaks. Cicada shells can clear away heat and have the effect of clearing away wind and heat. Because they mainly relieve wind and heat, they are mostly used for patients with measles who have difficulty in clearing out the rash at the beginning. They are often used together with burdock seeds and mint. However, if the heat is severe and the rash is not clearing out smoothly, they can also be used with lithospermum officinale and forsythia suspensa.

(3) Used for sore throat and hoarseness. The sore throat treated by cicada shell is generally caused by external wind-heat, because it has the effect of dispelling wind-heat and relieving throat. It is often used in combination with mint, burdock, forsythia, platycodon, and licorice. As for the treatment of hoarseness, it is more appropriate to use herbs that are caused by wind evil stagnation in the lungs and failure of lung qi to be released. It can take advantage of its ability to open up the lungs and improve voice, and is often used together with Platycodon grandiflorum, Jade Butterfly, and Sterculia lychnophora.

(4) Used for red and swollen eyes and cataracts covering the eyes. This product has the effect of improving eyesight and removing cataracts caused by wind-heat, as well as cataracts after measles. It can be used in combination with chrysanthemum, herbaceous vine, and tribulus terrestris.

(5) Used for tetanus, infantile convulsions, night crying, etc. Cicada shells can both dispel external wind and calm internal wind, relieve convulsions and relieve spasms. For tetanus with convulsions of limbs, it can be used together with scorpion; for convulsions and night crying in children with epilepsy and restlessness, it can be used together with Uncaria rhynchophylla.

Through the above introduction, we now know the medicinal value of cicadas. It can be said that cicadas are also an insect whose whole body is a treasure. They have rich medicinal value for us, and they are also very effective in treating various diseases. We can usually decoct the medicine and take it, and many friends also use it when soaking in water.