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Chan Su (Toad Venom, Dried Toad Skin Secretions)

Substances for External Application
Chan Su

Secretio Bufonis Toad Venom, Dried Toad Skin Secretions

Channels KIST
Nature Warm SweetSpicyToxic
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Specimen Secretio Bufonis

Materia Medica Data

Category
Substances for External Application
Temperature
Warm
Nature & Flavour
Sweet, Spicy, Warm, Toxic
Channels Entered
KI, ST
Latin (pharmaceutical)
Secretio Bufonis
Tone Marks
chán sū

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Appears in Formulas 1

Clear Heat (1)

Liu Shen Wan3g
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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

  • This herb is considered toxic.
    (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity)

Sources & References

Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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Chinese Herbs Books & References

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    Dan Bensky

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    John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen

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    Max Wichtl

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    Him Che. Yeung

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