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Lytta vesicatoria - Wikipedia
The species and others in its family were used in traditional apothecary preparations as "Cantharides". The insect is the source of the terpenoid ...
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Cantharidin - Wikipedia
Cantharidin is an odorless, colorless fatty substance of the terpenoid class, which is secreted by many species of blister beetles.
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Cantharides | chemical compound - Britannica
Cantharides, or cantharidin, consists of the broken dried remains of the blister beetle (qv) Lytta vesicatoria. It has been a traditional sexual stimulant.
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cantharides
‖ cantharides, n. pl. (kænˈθærɪdiːz) Also 6 canterides, 5–7 cantarides, 9 cantharids. Rarely in sing. 5 cantharide. [L.; pl. of cantharis, a. Gr. κανθαρίς blister-fly.] 1. (sing. Cantharis in Entom.) A genus of coleopterous insects of the family Trachelidæ; the officinal species (C. vesicatoria or S...
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CANTHARIDES definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
a dangerous, sometimes fatal, preparation of powdered, dried Spanish flies, formerly used internally as a diuretic and aphrodisiac and externally as a skin ...
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Cantharides. Cantharis vesicatoria. - Henriette's Herbal Homepage
This agent is in use in the treatment of cystitis and bladder irritations, accompanied with tenesmus and constant desire.
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CANTHARIS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
a preparation of dried beetles (such as Spanish flies) used in medicine as a counterirritant and formerly as an aphrodisiac
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Cantharides - Digital Collections - University of Michigan
Powdered cantharides applied to the skin causes ulceration and excites the desire to urinate. It provokes stranguary, thirst, fever, the passing of blood in ...
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Cantharidin - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Cantharidin is a toxic vesicant found in blister beetles, causing severe irritation to the skin, mucous membranes, and urinary tract.
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CANTHARIDES Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Cantharides definition: Spanish fly.. See examples of CANTHARIDES used in a sentence.
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What is Cantharides Poisoning? done by Blister Beetle - YouTube
In this video, we explore cantharides poisoning caused by the Spanish fly, a topic of historical and medical significance.
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cantharic
cantharic, a. (kænˈθærɪk) [f. canthar-ides + -ic.] In cantharic acid, a substance of the same composition as cantharidin (Syd. Soc. Lex.). So canˈtharidal a. Med., pertaining to, made with, or caused by cantharides. canˈtharidate n., a salt of cantharidic acid. canˈtharidate v., to impregnate or tre...
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Ras el hanout
Certain supposed aphrodisiacs, including the notoriously dangerous "green metallic beetles", cantharides, have appeared in many Moroccan ras el hanout
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vesicate
vesicate, v. Chiefly Med. (ˈvɛsɪkeɪt) [f. ppl. stem of mod.L. vesicare: see vesica and -ate.] 1. trans. To cause to rise in a blister or blisters; to raise blisters on (the skin, etc.).1657 G. Starkey Helmont's Vind. 173 He will perhaps apply pigeons or the like to the feet or vesicate the external ...
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John Roberton (born 1776)
His early published scientific papers on blisters, catarrh and cantharides already suggest that he nurtured unconventional views. He specialised in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and was a single-minded advocate of the use of cantharides.
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