The 5 Major Benefits and Effects of Gecko, and How Much Does a Pair Cost?

In traditional Chinese medicine in our country, the variety of medicinal materials can be said to be rich and diverse. Whether it grows in the soil, walks on land, swims in water, or flies in the sky, all have been used as medicine. Below, let us introduce the gecko that walks on land——the benefits and effects of gecko, and how much does a pair cost?

1. What is a gecko?

1. Gecko generally refers to the tokay gecko, also known as Xiangchan, great gecko, Duoge, Haixie, gecko snake, etc. It is the largest kind of gecko, mainly distributed in Southeast Asian countries such as Bangladesh and Indonesia, and it is also distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan and other places in our country.

2. Geckos, like ordinary geckos, feed mainly on various moving insects. Its adult individuals can reach up to three hundred millimeters in length, with a brick-gray back densely covered with orange-yellow and blue-gray spots; its tail has alternating ring patterns, the whole body is covered with small granular scales, the head is large and somewhat triangular, and the fingers and toes are flat with webbing.

3. The gecko used in traditional Chinese medicine is made from the tokay gecko by removing the liver and then drying it at low temperature. This medicinal material has a fishy smell and is somewhat salty.

2. What are the benefits and effects of gecko?

1. Gecko has a tonifying effect on the kidneys and lungs: the traditional Chinese medicine gecko itself enters the kidney and lung meridians, and our kidneys are part of the urinary system, an important organ for excreting waste and regulating body fluids; the lungs are part of the human respiratory system, an important organ for our breathing, so gecko is very tonifying for the kidneys and lungs.

2. Gecko has an anti-asthmatic effect: in research experiments on mice, medical researchers found that certain extracts in gecko can effectively relieve asthma.

3. Gecko has a therapeutic effect on cough with wheezing and coughing up blood: it has a therapeutic effect on lung cough. It was recorded long ago in ancient Chinese medical books: gecko and ginseng can be pounded into powder and added to melted wax to make cakes, and taking them every day can treat this symptom.

4. Gecko has a certain therapeutic effect on treating male impotence and spermatorrhea: it can play a certain role in the treatment of this kind of male disease.

5. Gecko has a certain anti-inflammatory and anti-aging effect: gecko has a certain inhibitory effect in treating inflammation, and can also play a certain anti-aging role.

3. About how much does a pair of geckos cost on the market?

1. Due to mass hunting in recent years, the production of geckos has been greatly reduced. In order to protect wild gecko resources, the state has also listed the wild tokay gecko as a second-class protected animal in China, so everyone should note that wild geckos cannot be hunted, otherwise you will bear legal responsibility.

2. Although wild geckos cannot be hunted, artificially bred geckos can still be priced and sold on the market. Generally, in the medicinal materials market, the price of geckos varies according to size. The price of large ones ranges from 15 yuan to 20 yuan per pair; medium ones range from 10 yuan to 14 yuan per pair; small ones range from 7 yuan to 9 yuan.