Toad: an amphibian, alias: toad. Mainly distributed in most areas of my country. The trial textbook "Chinese and Western Medicine" published by Shanghai Science and Technology Press for medical colleges nationwide states: Toad (nature, flavor, meridians) is pungent, warm and poisonous. Gui Xin Meridian has the effects of detoxification, pain relief, and resuscitation. According to the "Unique Secret Recipes for Cancer" compiled by the Chinese Folk Medicine Research and Development Association, toad skin (nature and flavor) is pungent, cool, and slightly toxic (functions): clearing heat and detoxifying, diuretic, and reducing swelling (indications) for various tumors. Huaxia Publishing House's "Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicine" records: Toad Yi is commonly used to treat tumors in modern times. After a patent search, the method of harvesting pure natural toad shells was the first in China. In 1999, it was also tested by Shanghai Jiaotong University's Quantum Medicine. In particular, the medicinally effective content of ingredients for the treatment of cancer, liver cirrhosis, diabetes, etc. exceeded 8,000 by volume and price. . In 2002, four experiments conducted by the Institute of Basic Theory of the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine showed that toad clothes are effective in treating AIDS. Toad shell, according to folk application surveys, has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain, sedating, diuresis, etc. It can also quickly and effectively enhance physical fitness and immune function, and promote the natural balance of the human body. It has become a rare and precious animal medicinal material and has very broad prospects for the development of new drugs. There is evidence in medicinal books about using toad clothing to treat cancer, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis B, hepatic ascites, leukemia, jaundice, etc. A live toad weighing more than 200 grams is cut open, the internal organs and blood stains are removed, and the whole body is dried in the sun to become a dry toad body, and the peeled skin is called toad skin. Toad skin is pungent, cool and slightly poisonous in nature and flavor. Function: clear away heat and detoxify, diuretic and reduce swelling. It is suitable for treating carbuncle, swollen poison, malnutrition and abdominal distension. It is also useful for treating asthma, expectoration and tumors in recent times. Nowadays, hospitals usually use dried toad bodies and toad skin to prepare medicines. For external use, the toad skin can be peeled off and the outer skin can be applied to the affected area with flesh. (Excerpted from page 271 of "Chinese Materia Medica") Dried toad skin [Source> This product is the dried skin of Bufobufo gargarizans Cant or Bufo melanostictus Schncider, a member of the family Bufoidae. [Processing] Dried toad skin, take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities and ash, cut off the head and claws, cut into small pieces or slices, wash and dry. To prepare dried toad skin, put the sand into a pot, stir-fry over high heat, add clean pieces of dried toad skin, stir-fry until browned and foamy, take out and sift out the sand, and let cool. [Properties of the finished product>Dried toad skin, in the shape of irregular blocks or sheets. The surface is gray-green or green-brown, and the inside is light yellow. The smell is slightly fishy. The dried toad skin is similar to dried toad skin blocks or slices. The surface is burnt yellow and the inner surface is light yellow. There are bubble-like protrusions and pitting patterns can be seen. Light and crisp. [Nature, flavor and meridians> Pungent, cool; poisonous. Returns to the liver, spleen and lung meridians. [Functions and Indications> Break knots, move water, detoxify, kill insects, and relieve pain. It is used for boils, vaginal gangrene, scrofula, edema, malignant sores, and malnutrition in children. [Usage and Dosage> 1-3g [Prescription: Toad skin and dried toad skin are all added together to prepare dry toad skin. [Precautions> Toxic, use with caution. [Storage> Store in a cool, dry place to prevent moth. Note: After frying, it can be detoxified and enhance its elimination effect. When making a prescription for hepatitis B, add Qinglong snake medicine