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Dried toad
蟾蜍 〔蟾蜍〕chán chú
Latin pharmacognostic name: Bufo Siccus
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 (other sources): Bufo bufo gargarizans Cantor*; Bufo melanostictus Schneider*
Use: Medicinal
Category:
Properties: Acrid; cool; toxic.
Channel entry: Stomach and large intestine channels.*
Indications:
Breaks binds, moves water, transforms toxin, kills worms, and relieves pain.
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.
Product Area: Shāndōng, Héběi, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Sìchuān, Húnán, Húběi, Liáoníng, Jílín.
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