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drug nameTokay Gecko
[Variety Source]

This product is the dried body of the gecko family Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko Linnaeus) with its internal organs removed. Mainly produced in Guangxi, but also produced in Guangdong and Yunnan. It can be caught all year round, remove the internal organs, wipe it clean, spread it with bamboo slices to make the whole thing flat and straight, and dry it at low temperature. When using, remove the scales, heads and feet, cut into small pieces, soak in rice wine and dry.

[Property]

salty, neutral. act on lung and kidney channels.

[Efficacy]

Helps kidney yang, replenishes essence and blood, nourishes lung qi, and relieves asthma and cough.

[Indications]

  1. It is used for chronic cough caused by deficiency of lung and kidney, failure of kidney to receive qi, deficiency-type dyspnea. It can drastic tonify the qi of the lungs and kidneys and improve qi reception and relieving dyspnea. It is an important medicine for treating deficiency-type dyspnea. Often used together with Ginseng, such as Ginseng Root and Tokay Gecko Powder.
  2. It is used for the impotence of kidney yang deficiency and essence and blood deficiency. Helps the kidneys tonifying yang, tonifying and replenishing blood and essence. It can be used alone or with Ginseng, Pilose Antler, Epimedium Herb, etc.

[Documentation]

  1. "Haiyao materia medica": "Main lung atrophy abnormal rising of qi, hemoptysis cough."
  2. Bencao Beiyao: "Nourishing the lungs and kidneys, nourishing essence and yang, Cure thirst, relieve asthma and cough, lung atrophy hemoptysis, qi deficiency Dragon's Blood Resin"
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[Usage and Dosage]

Grind it into powder and take it, 1~2g each time, 3 times a day. It can also be soaked in wine and taken as a pill or powder.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains protein, fat, rich trace elements and amino acids, as well as a certain amount of cholesterol, orthorhombic sulfur, calcium sulfate, etc.

  1. Using the weight of the mouse prostate, seminal vesicles, and levator ani muscles as indicators, Tokay Gecko extract has androgen-like effects, and its potency is weaker than Cnidium Fruit, Epimedium Herb, and Sea Horse; it can also make mice The mating period is prolonged, and the weight of the ovaries and sub-organs increases.
  2. Similar to the injection of estrogen, it can enhance the body's immune function, relieve spasms and asthma, fight inflammation, and lower blood sugar;
  3. It can significantly increase the activity of free radical metabolism enzymes and the content of GSH, while significantly reducing the content of LPO.
  4. Tokay Gecko has a certain anti-aging effect on both the body and tail, and the effect of the tail is greater than that of the body; the effect is significantly enhanced as the medication time is extended.

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