The efficacy and function of the traditional Chinese medicine Toad Venom

Toad is a very common animal. Toad is also called frog. In fact, toad also has medicinal value. Toad has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain. Diseases such as sore throat or gum abscess can be treated with toad. However, not everyone is suitable for taking toad. Pregnant women are better off not taking toad. So what are the effects and functions of the traditional Chinese medicine toad venom?

The role of toad venom:

Toad venom can detoxify, reduce swelling, strengthen the heart and relieve pain. Toad venom can treat furuncle, carbuncle, back rash, scrofula, chronic osteomyelitis, sore throat, malnutrition in children, heart failure, and toothache caused by wind and worms.

1. Toad venom treats carbuncle: Take one piece of toad venom, grind it into powder, mix it with white and yellow ochre to make pills as big as wheat grains, pierce the affected area with a needle, and put one pill in it. (Jisheng Fang> Toad Su Dan)

2. Toad venom treats all kinds of sha syndrome: 1 qian of Xihuang, 5 qian of Toad venom, 2 qian of Real Atractylodes, 5 qian of Clean Cinnabar, 5 qian of Realgar, 1 qian and 6 fen of Musk, 5 qian of Cloves. Grind them into very fine powder, mix with water and make into pills as big as fat mustard seeds. For mild cases, take one pill, for severe cases, take two pills. Hold them under the tongue and dissolve them. The disease will heal immediately. (Toad venom pills in "Jiang Nang Cuo Yao")

3. Toad venom is used to treat carbuncle, jaundice and all kinds of malignant sores: one qian of toad venom and light powder, two and a half qian of Chuanwu, lotus stamen, cinnabar, two qian each of frankincense and myrrh, and half a qian of incense. Grind the above ingredients into fine powder and make into pea-sized pills. Take 19 pills each time. For seriously ill patients, take two pills. Mash three to five stalks of raw onion, wrap the medicine inside, and drink it with hot wine and onion to induce sweating. (Toad Su Pills from "Yu Ji Wei Yi")

4. Toad venom can treat all kinds of tooth decay, gum erosion, bad breath and bleeding: Toad venom, light powder (grind separately), fixed powder, white philtrum and one qian of musk (grind separately). Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Rinse your mouth with salt water before going to bed, apply the powder to the affected area and cover it with thin paper. (Bisheng Powder from Yang's Family Recipe)

5. Toad venom for internal treatment: Toad venom, use a mulberry leaf the size of a small coin, add the toad venom and knead it into the mixture. Make it into pills as big as rosary beads, dry it in the shade and use. For severe cases, use two pills, for mild cases, use one pill. Let the patient hold it in the tongue to dissolve. After a long time, use flower water to rinse the mouth, then use seven realgar pills, swallow them with cold tea, it will benefit the internal organs. (Chansu Pills from "First Aid Immortal Recipe")

6. Toad venom treats malnutrition and emaciation in children: use toad venom eyebrow balm, cinnabar and musk to make pills as big as sesame seeds, and take one pill hollow. ("Medicine Properties")

7. Toad venom is used to treat back carbuncle, unknown swelling, and malignant sores: 2 qian of toad venom, 2 qian of Sanguisorba officinalis, 1 snail (baked on a tile, both the meat and the shell are used), 2.5 fen of verdigris (grind together with the above three ingredients), 1 qian of dried alum, 2 qian of light powder (grind the two ingredients together), 3 qian of cinnabar (grind into fine powder, leaving 1 qian as coating). Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, use human milk to make pills as big as mung beans, and coat them with cinnabar. Mash two scallions until they are soft, wrap three pills of medicine inside and swallow them with hot wine. (Huasheng Pills from Ancient and Modern Medical Mirror)

8. Toad venom is used to treat colds: 2 qian of toad venom (dissolved into paste with soup), 0.5 liang each of dried scorpion (fried with wine) and Gastrodia elata. Grind it into powder, mix it and make pills the size of mung beans. Take one to twenty-nine pills each time, with bean-water wine. (Sheng Hui Fang)

9. Toad venom can treat seasonal viruses, sore throats, pharyngeal carbuncles, double and single breast sores, and those who cannot take tea. It can also treat sores on the mouth, carbuncles on the back, intestinal carbuncles, abdominal carbuncles, breast carbuncles, breast ulcers, and all unknown swellings and toxins. It can also treat children with phlegm and convulsions, and lung wind and phlegm and asthma that are in danger of death: 1.5 qian of Guanxi yellow, 1.5 fen of Toad venom (dissolved in liquor), 1.5 qian of top cinnabar, 1.5 fen of coarse pearls, and 1.5 fen of Dangmenzi. Grind the above medicines into fine powder, add rice paste to make pills as big as mustard seeds, coat with 5 parts of Baicao Frost, and take five, seven or ten pills each time, depending on the severity of the disease. (Liushen Pills from "Laryngology Secret Method")

10. Toad venom treats toothache caused by wind decay: a small amount of toad venom, croton (remove the oil and grind into paste), and almond (burnt). Grind the above ingredients into paste and wrap it in cotton wool as big as a grain of millet. If a rotten tooth is stuck in the frog's place, or a wind tooth is stuck in the gap between teeth, all the saliva will be spit out. (Toad venom paste from Jingyue Complete Works)

11. Toad venom treats throat paralysis: Take equal parts of soap beans and Aconitum carmichaelii. Grind into fine powder and mix with toad venom to make small pills (the size of red beans). Grind one pill each time and apply it on the affected area. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)

12. Toad venom treats toothache: Toad venom (soaked in soup and ground). Grind the above medicines into pills as big as sesame seeds. Take one pill each time. Wrap the dry affected area with cotton and bite it. Spit out the saliva. (Sheng Hui Fang)

13. Toad venom is used to treat sores, swellings and hard numbness: one qian of toad venom and musk each. Grind them all together very finely, mix with baby's milk into a paste, put it into a magnetic container, and dry it. It does not matter. Apply a small amount to the swollen area, and apply an ointment to it. The poison will come out by itself and there will be no sores. Even if there are sores, they will be mild. (Needle powder from Suwen Bingji Baomingji)

14. Toad venom treats swelling and poison: Take equal parts of toad venom and lime. Mix well into a small amount, apply it on the sore, cover it with ointment and it will break. (Toad Spirit Paste from "Experience Collection")

15. Toad venom can cure all kinds of malignant sores: 2 qian each of toad venom, dry rouge, light powder, cinnabar, and pangolin, and any amount of herb frost. Grind the above ingredients into fine powder and make pills as big as millet. Take five to seven pills each time, increase to eight to nine pills. Use a scallion, split it open with a knife, wrap the medicine inside, tie it with raw silk thread, and roast the scallion over low heat until cooked. Chew the scallion with the medicine in your mouth and drink it while warm. Cover with clothes and it will work when you sweat. (Toad Su Tuoli Pills from Puji Fang)

16. Toad venom is used to treat scrofula: Toad venom as big as a soybean, 15 white cloves, a little cold water stone (calcined), 5 croton seeds, and a little cold food flour. Grind the above ingredients separately, mix them together, grind them again, and use refined honey to make pills as big as mung beans. Use 19, 29 or 39 each time and insert it into the needle hole. If the pus has not been completely eliminated, continue to do it for nine days until all the pus is eliminated. (Toad venom paste from "Medical Biography")

17. Toad venom is used to treat the initial stage of carbuncle, with swelling and pain, but the skin is not red: one qian of toad venom, four pieces of scorpion tail, two qian each of toad shell, ant, gamboge, realgar, frankincense, myrrh, and Chinese aconite, one qian of Aconitum carmichaelii, two qian of cinnabar, and three fen of musk. Grind into very fine powder and mix into plaster for application. (Toad Su Powder from "Yao Qi Mi")