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The implication and symbol of toad in the west

Toads are often associated with witches' potions.

In western traditional medicine since Greece, the medicinal scope of toad is far beyond our imagination. The earliest research on the medicinal use of toad in western traditional medicine can be traced back to Dior Corris's On Drugs. Boiled toad is considered as the antidote to Agkistrodon halys venom. /kloc-in the 0/4th century, one of the main functions of toad was considered to stop bleeding. However, it's interesting to stop bleeding with toad. The doctor first nailed the live toad to a board, dried or smoked it in the shade, and then applied it externally. The principle is that human blood will flow back to the human body because of fear of toads.