Black-rimmed Toad (Bufo melanostictus)

黑眶蟾蜍hēi kuàng chán chúHeikuangchanchu

Bufo melanostictus · Animal

Bufo melanostictus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Not a plant; highly toxic; use only under professional supervision.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Black-rimmed Toad for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeSwelling Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Black-rimmed Toad does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit HeartBenefit Immune Anti-cancer

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Bufo melanostictus 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.