What are the price and medicinal benefits of cicada flower?

Cicada flower generally refers to cicada fungus, commonly known as great cordyceps, which is an entomopathogenic fungus. It has “animal” and “plant” morphological characteristics and has certain medicinal value. So how much does cicada flower cost per jin? What are its benefits and effects?

1. How much does cicada flower cost per jin?

1. Bozhou, Anhui

The price for purchasing 1-9 kg of cicada flower is 280 yuan/kg, for purchasing 10-99 kg it is 278 yuan, and for purchasing 100 kg and above it is 270 yuan/kg.

2. Shenzhen, Guangdong

100g/piece is 25 yuan, 500g/piece is 100 yuan, and selected 500g/piece is 120.

3. Bozhou, Anhui

Domestic cicada flower, purchasing 1-9 kg is 300 yuan/kg, purchasing 10-49 kg is 295 yuan, and purchasing 50 kg and above is 290 yuan.

4. Fuyang, Anhui

Purchasing 2-99 jin is 99 yuan/jin, purchasing 100-999 jin is 95 yuan/jin, and purchasing 1000 jin and above is 89 yuan/jin.

2. What are the benefits and effects of cicada flower?

1. Cicada flower can clear heat and dispel wind, calm convulsions and improve vision, and remove corneal opacity and promote eruption. It belongs to the subcategory of liver-pacifying yang-suppressing drugs under liver-pacifying and wind-extinguishing drugs.

2. Anti-tumor: cicada fungus fights tumors, prevents the spread and metastasis of cancer cells, and so on, by improving patient immunity. It can eliminate the severe pain unique to cancer, reduce or eliminate side effects caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy such as leukopenia, hair loss, loss of appetite, and vomiting; it can improve cachexia, improve quality of life, and prolong life. Great cicada grass polysaccharides also have anti-tumor effects.

3. Central nervous system regulation: cicada flower and its artificial culture have obvious analgesic, sedative, and antipyretic effects.

4. Toxic and side effects: toxic reactions manifest as writhing, reduced activity, difficulty breathing, and even death.

3. How is cicada flower eaten?

1. Soaked in water

(1) Take about 2-3 cicada flowers, place them in a container, and soak the insect bodies soft with cold water.

(2) Remove the outer coating and the hard shells on the insect bodies, keep the insect bodies and mycelium, and wash them clean.

(3) Add an appropriate amount of clean water, steam (or boil) over water for about 40 minutes, and the broth produced by steaming (or boiling) is ready to eat.

(4) Add clean water again and steam (or boil) for 40 minutes; the broth can be eaten together with the insect bodies and mycelium.

2. Soaked in liquor

(1) Take an appropriate amount of cicada flower, place it in a container, and soak the insect bodies soft with cold water. Remove the outer coating and the hard shells on the insect bodies, keep the insect bodies and mycelium, and wash them clean.

(2) Soak the prepared cicada flower in baijiu; it can be drunk after about half a month.

In addition, cicada flower can also be stewed with duck, squab, and quail, and so on, which is said to have a certain nourishing effect.