mylabris

myl·a·bris

(mil'ă-bris), The dried beetle, Mylabris phalerata; a vesicant similar to cantharis. [G. a cockroach found in mills and bakehouses, fr. mylē, mill]

A Chinese ‘herb’—dried body of the Chinese blister beetle—which, like Spanish fly, contains cantharidin, and is allegedly useful in managing liver cancer

Mylabris

(mī-lăb′rĭs) The scientific name for a genus of blister beetle, several species of which (Mylabris phalerata and M. cichorii) have been used in traditional Chinese medicine as a vesicant and antitumor agent. Skin exposure to the crushed body of the beetle results in contact dermatitis. The blistering agent in the beetle, cantharides, is also known as Spanish fly.

单词	mylabris
释义	mylabris myl·a·bris (mil'ă-bris), The dried beetle, Mylabris phalerata; a vesicant similar to cantharis. [G. a cockroach found in mills and bakehouses, fr. mylē, mill] A Chinese ‘herb’—dried body of the Chinese blister beetle—which, like Spanish fly, contains cantharidin, and is allegedly useful in managing liver cancer Mylabris (mī-lăb′rĭs) The scientific name for a genus of blister beetle, several species of which (Mylabris phalerata and M. cichorii) have been used in traditional Chinese medicine as a vesicant and antitumor agent. Skin exposure to the crushed body of the beetle results in contact dermatitis. The blistering agent in the beetle, cantharides, is also known as Spanish fly.
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