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Toad

Toad. Properties: Acrid; Cool. Meridians: Heart; Liver; Spleen; Lung

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Chan Chu
中文名 (Chinese)
蟾蜍
Latin Name
Bufo Siccus
English Name
Toad
Alias Names
蟾诸去甫蟾癞虾蟆石蚌癞蛤蟆癞格宝癞巴子癞蛤蚆蚧蛤蟆蚧巴子
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Acrid; Cool
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Liver; Spleen; Lung
Part Used
Whole body
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To resolve toxin and dissipate binds, disperse accumulation and disinhibit water, kill worms and disperse gan .
Indication (主治)
Welling abscess and flat abscess, clove sore, effusion of back, scrofula, malign sore, concretion and accumulation, ascites, edema, child gan accumulation, tetanus, chronic cough and asthma.
Toxicity
Toxic
🔗 External References
TCMID
4491
TCM-ID
232