芫げん菁せい

noun

blister beetle

Rare term for blister beetles (family Meloidae), which produce cantharidin. More commonly referred to as ツチハンミョウ or カンタリス in modern contexts.

See also: つちはんみょう

• 芫げん菁せいは漢かん方ぽう薬やくの材ざい料りょうとして使つかわれることがある。

  Blister beetles are sometimes used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.

noun

cantharides

Refers to the dried bodies of blister beetles used pharmaceutically, especially as a source of cantharidin. Often encountered in historical or medical contexts.

See also: カンタリス

• カンタリスは芫げん菁せいから得えられる生しょう薬やくの一いっ種しゅだ。

  Cantharides is a type of crude drug obtained from blister beetles.