INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Venenum Bufonis |
| Common English: | Toad Venom Dried Skin Secretion of Toad Bufo Toad Cake |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Acrid |
Warm (Cold) Toxic |
Heart Stomach (Kidney) (Lung) |
Pills and Powders: 0.01-0.03g Tincture: 0.05-0.1ml up to 3 drops |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Relieves toxicity, reduces swellings and alleviates pain |
Toxic Phlegm-Heat in the throat Topically or internally for swellings, sores, carbuncles and ulcers |
Expels Summerheat and Dampness, opens the orifices, awakens consciousness and tonifies the Heart |
Extremely turbid Summerheat with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and sudden loss of consciousness Heart and Kidney Yang Deficiencies Devastated Yang Heart and Lung Fluid congestion Lung Qi Stagnation with Cold Phlegm |
Attacks toxins, reduces swellings resists cancer and stops panic |
Various types of cancer |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rz. Atractylodis |
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Chronic, non healing, suppurative sores. |
Severe non ulcerated sores and abscesses, especially of the mouth, gums and throat. |
Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and sudden loss of consciousness associated with Summerheat-stroke. |
Calculus Bovis |
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Phlegm and turbid filth veiling the Orifices. Delirium, high fever and convulsions. Topically for sores due to Heat toxin, throat Bi or periodontal disorders. |
Amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis. |
As a pill coated with Cinnabaris Zhu Sha for chronic persistent muscle and joint pain. |
Hb. Solani Nigri |
Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae |
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Internally for immobile masses of the Liver. |
Liver cancer. |
Colon cancer. |
Realgar |
Calculus Bovis |
Glauberitum |
Dermatological disorders characterized by Heat and toxins. |
Extreme soreness and pain in the throat. Scarlet fever. Tonsillitis. |
Scrofula. |
Realgar (30%) |
Unprocessed Rx. Aconiti |
Rz. Atractylodis |
With 30% Chan Su as a powder topically for toothache. |
Topically as a local anesthetic for minor surgeries on the five sensory organs. |
As a powder blown into the patients' nostrils for nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and extreme cases of turbid Summerheat. |
- Since most sources do not have an anti-cancer section, this herb is categorized in other sections. Bensky lists it as an herb for external application, OHAI lists it in the Insecticide, Bactericide, and Fungicide category, and one source lists it as a Blood Invigorating herb.
- This herb irritates the skin causing redness and blisters which then burst and heal, literally wearing away the sore. It has a strong effect with a slow onset. There is little pain with rapid healing and often no scar. If applied to an open wound, it can cause irreversible damage.
- It has an anti fungal effect.
- It stimulates bone marrow to increase WBCs.
- It has an anti-tumor effect.
- This herb has an intensely rapid action that reaches externally to mobilize the joints of the limbs and internally to the organs to unbind clogging and Stasis, unblock the Heart Orifices and eliminate Heat Stasis. It is used in emergency situations to treat closed patterns.
- It governs sores and abscesses, the swelling of deep-seated toxic sores, scrofula, all types of noxious sores and stubborn dermatoses.
- When pathogenic Qi meets and enters the muscles and flesh, if constrained and not released, it then causes swollen deep-seated noxious sores which must be released through the sweat.
- This herb's action on the heart muscle is like digitalis, but more rapid and short-lived and without any cumulative effect.
- It is said that to cure infantile malnutrition, diminish abdominal masses and treat pyogenic sores, burn to ash, mix with dietetic oil and apply topically
- The skin removes severe poison when applied to the lesion.
- For carbuncles and swellings, grind 3g of Chan Su with 3g Moschus She Xiang, blend with human milk and keep in a container for drying. Mix with a little liquid, apply topically and cover.
- It is said that all dermatopathy can be cured with toad ash blended with vinegar and applied topically three to five times per day.