蟾せん酥そ

noun

toad venom; bufotoxin

A substance secreted by toads, used in traditional Chinese medicine as an analgesic and cardiac stimulant. Highly domain-specific; not a word encountered in everyday Japanese.

• 蟾せん酥そは漢かん方ぽう薬やくの原げん料りょうとして用もちいられることがある。

  Toad venom is sometimes used as an ingredient in Chinese herbal medicine.