Top Quality Cicadae Periostracum

It is the molting shell of the CICADA family, 4.5 ~ 4.8 cm long, black shiny, head transverse width, compound eyes 1 pair, body size, fawn, antennae 1 pair, bristle-like, mouth developed, thorn suction type, upper lip wide short, lower lip extended into a tube, long Up to the base of the third pair of feet. In the chest back plate central with "W"-shaped light spots, the two sides of the formation of two long narrow groove, lighter color. The "X"-shaped protuberance at the back end of the mid-thoracic dorsal plate is light brown. Wings 2 pairs, membranous, transparent, dark brown. Feet 3 pairs, anterior tibial segment light brown. Abdomen, 11 knots. The female has no whorls and has a poorly developed ventral tegmental. The adults mostly inhabit on broad-leaved trees such as poplar, willow, maple, poplar, apple, pear and peach. After hatching, the nymphs shed their skin several times and became adults. It is distributed in every area south of Liaoning Province. In summer and autumn by the trunk or ground collection, remove soil, drying. The shape of the herb is cicada-like and hollow, slightly curved, about 3 cm long and 2 cm wide. Yellow-brown, translucent, lustrous. Head antennae have fallen off, compound eye 1 pair of transverse, slightly prominent, transparent. The forehead is prominent, the upper lip is wide and short, and the lower lip is elongated into a tube. The back of the chest has a "cross"-shaped slit, with 2 pairs of small wings on both sides; ventral 3 pairs, before l to robust with teeth. The abdomen is round with 9 segments. The body is fragile. Odorless, tasteless. Sexual Taste Channel: sexual cold, sweet. Channel of lung and liver. Efficacy and effect: Dispel wind to remove heat, benefit pharynx through rash, spasmolysis, remove Nebula. It is a kind of pungent and cool antipyretic which belongs to the subcategory of antipyretic. Pharmacological Research: anti-convulsion and Sedation, analgesia, antipyretic, immunosuppression, anti-allergy, anti-tumor effect, but also can slow down the heart rate. Chemical composition: mainly containing Keratin, 24 kinds of amino acids and a large number of Chitin, Chitosan. This product has antipyretic, sedative, analgesic, anticonvulsant and other effects, there are certain anti-cancer, immunosuppressive and anti-allergic effects. The results showed that it had obvious inhibitory effect on immune function and allergic reaction, and its aqueous extract showed high anti-tumor activity on Ehrlich ascites cancer cells in vitro.