VARIANT NAMES: Qingwa, Wayu, Qingji, Zuoyu, Changgu, Hayu.
ORIGIN The flesh of Rana nigromaclata or R. plancyi [Ranidae].
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Containing protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, ovoflavin, nicotinic acid, vitamin A, provitamin A, phosphocreatine, adenosine triphosphate, creatine, carnosine, amino acid, glycogen, and vitamin C and B12.
NATURE, FLAVOR AND CHANNEL TROPISM: Sweet in flavor and cool in nature, acting on the channels of the urinary bladder, intestines and stomach.
EFFICIENCIES AND INDICATIONS: Clearing away heat and toxic materials, treating deficiency syndrome, inducing diuresis and reducing Edema. It is used to treat consumptive fever, general edema, and Infantile Malnutrition due to impairment of the spleen and stomach, hydrops, dysphagia, dysentery, Herpes Simplex.
DIRECTIONS: To be decocted, eaten boiled or stir-fried. It can be used as an ingredient of boluses, pills or powder, or mashed for external application.