The efficacy and function of frogs

Recently, major TV channels have launched various health programs, and food programs have also introduced special health-preserving dietary therapy methods. All aspects show that the concept of health preservation is gradually deepening in people's understanding. Next, we will introduce a health-preserving medicinal material - frog.

[Other names] Frog fish (Han Shu), frog, long-legged fish (Bielu), frog, green chicken, sitting fish, clam fish (Compendium of Materia Medica).

[Source] It refers to the whole of the Ranidae animals such as the black-spotted frog or the golden-lined frog .

【Original form】 ① Black-spotted frog

[Chemical composition] Every 100 grams of the whole thing contains 87 grams of water, 11.9 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, 0.2 grams of carbohydrates, 0.6 grams of ash, 22 milligrams of calcium, 159 milligrams of phosphorus, 1.3 milligrams of iron, 0.04 milligrams of thiamine, 0.22 milligrams of riboflavin, and 2.1 milligrams of niacin. Every 100 grams of edible frog meat contains 8 international units of vitamin A, 14 international units of vitamin A, 100 micrograms of vitamin B1, 60 micrograms of vitamin B2, 1.2 milligrams of niacin, and 2 milligrams of vitamin C. The fresh muscle of the black-spotted frog contains 0.3 microgram% of vitamin B12, and the fresh liver contains 1.4 microgram%.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, cool.

【Meridian】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "enters the bladder, intestines, and stomach."

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies, replenishes deficiency, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. It is used to treat fatigue fever, edema, malnutrition, dropsy, indigestion, dysentery, toad plague, and children's febrile sores.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, cook, grind into powder and make into pills, 1 to 7 pieces. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and apply.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat edema and cough with blood in sputum: one frog, three grams each of Amomum villosum and Radish Seed. Place it in the frog's belly, sew it up, wrap it with yellow mud, burn it to preserve its nature, remove the mud and grind it into powder. Divide into three doses and take with rice wine, once a day. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Bencao Gangmu".

Above we introduced what frogs are. We know that frogs are actually a kind of Chinese medicinal material that can bring us health benefits and have almost no major side effects, so you might as well try it in your spare time.