Bioactive Substance of Amphibian Skin and a Study on Exploitation and Utilization of Chinese Amphibian Resources

Amphibian resources are rich in China,and Chinese amphibian resources are the important part of Chinese biological resources.It is a potential treasure to exploit and utilize amphibian resources.We have made some progress in the exploitation and utilization of Chinese amphibian resources.It has a long history to use amphibian as Chinese medicines and foods but we have lagged behind the world in some aspects.In particular,we have done a little of work on the study of active substances distributed in amphibian skins.As such,there are lots of work will be done for the exploitation and utilization of Chinese amphibian resources.In this paper,we discussed present situation in China and the world on the exploitation and utilization of amphibian resources.Basing on the analysis of present situation and existing problems,we put forward some suggestions to exploit and utilize amphibian resources,especially use them as medicines.