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Alternate Chinese names: 大蟾 dà chán; 干蟾 gān chán; 蟾蜍干 chán chú gān; 癞蛤蟆 lài há má; 癞虾蟆 lài xiā má

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor; Bufo melanostictus Schneider. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor*; Bufo melanostictus Schneider*

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid; cool; toxic.

Channel entry: Stomach and large intestine channels.✽

Actions and indications: Breaks binds, moves water, transforms toxin, kills worms, and relieves pain. Treats clove sores (dīng); effusion of the back (fā bèi); yīn flat-abscesses (yīn jū); scrofula; malign sores; concretions, conglomerations, aggregations, and accumulations; drum distension; water swelling; child gān accumulation; chronic tracheitis.

Quality: Large toads that are intact are the best.

Production area: Shāndōng, Héběi, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Sìchuān, Húnán, Húběi, Liáoníng, Jílín.

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