Yang Tonics
Oviductus ranae
Ha Ma You
蛤蟆油
Forest Frog's Oviduct
Name
Ha Ma You (Oviductus ranae)
The Effect of Oviductus ranae
Property
Sweet, salty, neutral; lung and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Supplement kidney and essence, moisten lung and nourish yin.
Indications
Weakness after illness or delivery, night sweat, cough and hematemesis due to tuberculosis.
Dosage and Administrations
5~15 g, soaked in the water for stewing or made into pills.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of early exogenous evils and poor appetite with loose stool.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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