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Latin
Name
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Oviductus
Ranae
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Chinese
Name
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Origin
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Medicinal
forest frog's oviduct is the dried fallopian tube of Rana
temporaria chensinensis David, Ranidae.
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Distribution
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It
is mainly produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces.
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Nature
and Affinity
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It
is sweet and salty in taste and neutral in nature. Its therapeutic
action is related to the Channels of the Lung and Kidney.
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Caution
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with the initial symptoms of exopathic diseases and with anorexia
and loose stool should be cautious in taking it. |
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CHARACTERISTICS |
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Dried
forest frog's oviduct is an irregular lump, crooked and overlapped.
It is 1.5-2 cm in length and 1.5-5 mm in thickness. Its surface,
occasionally with dried greyish-white pellicles, is yellowish-white
in colour and is of liparoid lustre. It is sating, able to expand
10-15 times bigger when exposed to water, stinking in smell,
sweet in taste and glutinous when chewed. |
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ACTIONS
AND INDICATIONS |
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1.Tonifying
the kidney and replenishing the vital essence.
It is efficacious in the treatment of asthenia after sickness
or delivery, deficiency in vigour, palpitation and insomnia.
2.Nourishing yin to moisten the lung.
It is often prescribed to treat cough, hemoptysis and night
sweat due to pulmonary tuberculosis. |
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ADMINISTRATION
AND DOSAGE |
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5-15
grams are stewed in water, take the soup with sugar daily. It
can also be made into pills and powder. |
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REMARKS |
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