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What exactly is a snow clam?

The snow clam, known as the Northeast forest frog, or forest frog for short. It is a precious species of frog that grows in the forested areas of Northeast China, and is called the "snow clam" because it hibernates for more than 100 days in the winter under the frozen rivers and snow.

The northeastern forest frog, also known as the forest frog and snow clam, is a nationally protected beneficial amphibious wildlife with important economic and scientific research value and high economic value, and is classified as a vulnerable species by the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

Snow clams tonify the kidney and benefit the essence, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and are used for physical weakness, post-disease disorders, fatigue, kidney deficiency, mental deficiency, palpitations, insomnia, night sweating, consumption and coughing up blood.

Snow clam has the efficacy of lowering blood lipids; snow clam has the efficacy of enhancing the body's immunity; snow clam has the efficacy of sedation, anti-anxiety; snow clam has the efficacy of improving the body's endurance; snow clam has the efficacy of enhancing sexual function; snow clam has the efficacy of improving the oxygen supply of the cells of the brain tissue and the ability to utilize oxygen; snow clam has the efficacy of anti-fatigue.

Snow clam oil moisturizes the lungs and nourishes the yin, transforms the essence and adds the marrow, nourishes the brain, calms the liver and nourishes the stomach, fights decay and resides in the face, strengthens the brain, slows down the aging, is used in the debility of the body, the postpartum qi deficiency, the lungs are weak, consumptive coughing and endocrine imbalance and so on.