African Frog (Rana angolensis)

非洲蛙fēi zhōu wāFeizhouwa

Rana angolensis · Animal

Rana, standing in for Rana angolensis
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Animal product, not a plant; potential for infectious agents; limited safety data for medicinal use; allergic reactions possible.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists African Frog for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says African Frog does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rana angolensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Skin1 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records