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cantharides (kan·thärˑ· n the dried body of Lytta vesicatoria, a blister beetle that belongs to genus Lytta; active principle in cantharides is cantharidin, used as an aphrodisiac, diuretic, and rubifacient. cantharides substance obtained from dried beetles (Cantharis vesicatoria) and used topically as a counterirritant. African cattle have been poisoned by drinking water contaminated by flies. They show excitement, diarrhea and nephritis. Called also blistering beetle, Spanish fly. |
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