Can toads be eaten?

The toad is the toad mentioned in the book. Don’t be fooled by its ugly appearance, it is actually full of treasures. In the past, frogs and toads were everywhere in the countryside. But many people catch frogs to eat or buy them. Frog meat is very delicious, but toads have escaped many disasters because of their ugly appearance. It is said that the toad's skin can secrete a venom that can poison people. So can toads be eaten? This is a public issue.

With the rapid development of traditional Chinese medicine, scientific researchers are constantly developing new Chinese medicines. Among them, a toad was also discovered. Regarding the question of whether toads can be eaten, the answer is yes. Let me introduce below that toads are full of treasures and have practical value.

The dried product of the white pulp secreted by the parotid glands and skin glands of toads is called toad venom, which is a precious Chinese medicinal material. It contains a variety of biological components and has the effects of detoxification, swelling reduction, analgesia, cardiotonic and diuretic, anti-cancer, anesthesia, and anti-radiation. It can treat heart failure, stomatitis, pharyngitis, sore throat, skin cancer, etc. Currently, Germany has used toad venom preparations for the clinical treatment of coronary heart disease, and Japan uses toad venom as raw material to produce "life-saving pills." Toad venom is found in more than 50 kinds of Chinese patent medicines, including the famous Liushen Pills, Meihua Dianshe Dan, Yili Yatong Pills, Xinbao, and Huachansu Injection. The dried toad body with the internal organs removed is called dried toad skin, which is cold in nature and bitter in taste. It can be used to treat infantile malnutrition, chronic bronchitis, sore throat, carbuncle and detoxification. In recent years, it has been used for various cancers or in combination with chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat cancer. It can not only improve the efficacy, but also reduce side effects and improve blood counts. Toad skin is the keratinous membrane that toads shed naturally. It has a good therapeutic effect on chronic liver disease, various cancers, chronic bronchitis, ascites, and the treatment of toxic sores and carbuncles. Toad skin is the epidermal coating of toad venom serum. Sun Simiao said: "Toad skin can cure malignant swelling, it is magical." Li Shizhen said in Compendium of Materia Medica: "The toad skin stores the essence of the five internal organs and absorbs the treasures of yin and yang of heaven and earth. If you get one of them, all the serious diseases will be cured." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that toad skin has the effects of detoxification, swelling, pain relief, and eliminating filth and is widely used in the treatment of sores, carbuncles, swelling, sore throat, etc. Modern research believes that the main substance of toad skin contains bufadienoic acid compounds, including toad venom and toad toxin, which have cardiotonic, pressor and anti-inflammatory effects. Toad venom also has a strong anesthetic effect. Recently, researchers have discovered that toad skin has many magical functions such as anti-tumor and anti-viral properties. It can be used to treat various difficult and complicated diseases such as malignant tumors, hepatitis, herpes zoster, ascites, kidney disease, breast hyperplasia, uterine fibroids, etc. In addition, the toad's head, tongue, liver and gallbladder can all be used as medicine; at the same time, the toad's meat is tender and delicious, and it is also a nutritious health delicacy.

The above introduces the medicinal value of various parts of toad. Now you are no longer arguing about whether toads can be eaten. Toads, like frogs, are beneficial insects. Do not kill them at will. It is a very bad behavior to destroy the balance of nature for a little profit. Of course, toads are now used for medicinal purposes. Most of them are also farmed, so they will not cause harm to nature and will also play a role in curing diseases and maintaining health.