| Year/Author |
Test Article |
Bioactivity |
| Improving Vision |
| Revealing the Mystery of Medical Origin [Multi-purpose C. cicadae powder] |
| 2010 Da-Mei Hsu |
Cicada slough |
The clinical trials conducted in 100 patients diagnosed with vernal conjunctivitis revealed that Cicada slough could alleviate onjunctival congestion, reduce the incidence of relapse. The response rates was 78% in the treatment group, whereas, only 26% in the control group (n=50). The 1-year recurrence rate was 22% and 88%, respectively [41]. |
| Combined use of urokinase and Superb C. cicadae Powder |
| 2010 Qing-Hui Kong |
Cicada slough |
Based on the routine application of insulin in treatment of diabetes, combined medication of urokinase and TCM superb C. cicadae powder could improve the retinal blood supply and function of photoreceptor cells. It could also reduce embolism, bleeding, edema, prevent proliferation in non-proliferative DR [42]. |
| Individualized C. cicadae Soup Preparation |
| 2001 Hong-Quan Wang |
Periostracum cicadae |
Since November 1996 to December 1999, good curative efficacy of C. cicadae Soup Preparation has been found in 50 patients with herpes simplex keratitis [43]. |
| Shengye powder and 5-durgs powder containing C. cicadae |
| 1994 Guang-HuaPeng |
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Among the patients subjected to therapy project of combining TCM and western medicine, 14 subjects of which achieved a normal intraocular pressure (>1.33kPa),with a response rate of 46.67% . However, among 30 patients underwent western medicine treatment group, 8 patients achieved a normal intraocular pressure, with an average intraocular pressure of 0.41 kPa and a response rate of 26.67% [44]. |
| Prescriptions of the Taiping Huimin Bureau [Superb C. cicadae Powder] |
| 1986 Kai-Wei Tian |
Cicada slough |
Four kinds of outer barrier eye disease including acute conjunctivitis, chronic blepharitis, chronic dacryocystitis and pterygium were all cured [45]. |
| Protection of Renal Function |
| Combined use of C. cicadae, Codonopsispilosula and Astragalus |
| 2000 Hai-Ying Wang |
C. cicadae or cicada slough |
Combined application of C. cicadae, Codonopsis and Codonopsis in treating renal disease [46]. |
| Protection of Lung |
| [C. cicadae Long-Zi Soup Preparation] |
| 2010 Yong-Xing Mao |
Cicada slough |
It was intended for treatment of cough caused by pneumonia [47]. |
| [C. cicadaeErchen Soup Preparation] |
| 2007 Ying Ye |
Supplemented C. cicadae or cicada slough |
It was used in the treatment of pneumonia in children [48]. |
