ingested orally in the form of ch’an su, and as a psychedelic, by smoking or orally ingesting Bufo toad secretion or dried Bufo skins. The use of chan'su and love stone (a related toad toxin preparation used as an aphrodisiac in the West Indies) has resulted in several cases of poisoning and at least one death. The practice of orally ingesting toad secretions has been referred to in popular culture and in the scientific literature as "toad licking" and has drawn media attention.The Dog Who Loved to Suck on Toads. NPR. Accessed on May 6, 2007. Albert Most published a booklet titled Bufo alvarius: The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran DesertHow ‘bout them toad suckers? Ain’t they clods? Smoky Mountain News. Accessed on May 6, 2007 in 1983 which explained how to extract and smoke the secretions.
