Forest Frog Oil

Forest Frog Oil

　　The forest frog, also known as the forest frog or hashima, is an amphibian belonging to the Ranidae family. It lives in the mountain forests during spring, summer, and autumn, and hibernates in groups under stones in the deep parts of rivers in winter. The forest frog has high economic value. When female forest frogs reach maturity, their ovaries produce a soft oil that solidifies upon drying and is called forest frog oil, or hashima oil. This oil contains 17 types of amino acids, vitamins, and various hormones, and has extremely high medicinal value. It is a precious tonic and is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a yin-nourishing herb. It has a mild nature and a sweet, fishy taste, and is mainly used to treat conditions such as fatigue and cough. In addition, the forest frog is high in protein, and its entire body can be used to prepare gourmet dishes. The forest frogs from Huadian City are known for their large size and high yield, ranking first in Jilin Province. Currently, the city has established 1,000 breeding sites along 800 suitable streams and valleys for forest frog farming. It now recaptures 11 million forest frogs and produces 26 tons of forest frog oil.

(Huadian)