Frog Meat

Manduka (Frog) meat is heavy, unctuous and cooling. It is described among aquatic creatures. It has aphrodisiac properties. Verses: 48.

• Vrishya (aphrodisiac)

46 Bileshaya - group of creatures that live in burrows तुदाः भे कगोधा ह वा वदा या बलेशयाः Bheka (frog), godha (iguana lizard), Ahi, (snake), swavid (hedgehog) etc.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Annaswaroopa Food

33-34 Jalauka- leechesजलौकस तु सु खनां र त ावाय योजयेत ् Leeches should be made used of for letting out blood from happy persons Leeches are born in dirty water contaminated by putrifying dead bodies of fish, frog and snake or their excreta;

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Shastra Vidhi

complexion develops a color similar to that of a frog (found in rainy season);

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 16: Anemia Treatment (Pandu Chikitsa / पाण्डुचिकित्सा)

Shireesha seeds (Albizzia lebbeck ) pounded with snuhi (Euphorbia nerifolia) latex should be taken in frog poisoning.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 23: Poison Treatment (Visha Chikitsa / विषचिकित्सा)

When Pitta is aggravated, the pulse moves like a sparrow, crow, or frog (jumping, sharp, quick movement).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Purva Khanda, Chapter 3: Nadiparichha Adividhi (Pulse Diagnosis etc.)