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Cantharidin is a poisonous chemical compound secreted by many species of blister beetle, and most notably by the Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria. Image File history File links Cantharidin_structure. ...
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Binomial name Lytta vesicatoria Linnaeus, 1758 The Spanish fly is an emerald-green beetle Lytta vesicatoria, (from Greek lytta = rage and Latin vesica = blister) in the family Meloidae. ...
Cantharidin was first isolated by Pierre Robiquet in 1810. It is an odorless and colorless solid at room temperature. It is secreted by the male blister beetle and given to the female during the mating. Afterwards the female beetle will cover its eggs with it as a defense against predators. The complete mechanism of the biosynthesis is currently unknown. If cantharidin is ingested by human males, as it is excreted by the kidneys it irritates the urinary tract causing spectacular swelling, called priapism, but this is quite painful and does not result in arousal. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...
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Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed The kidneys are bean-shaped excretory organs in vertebrates. ...
The urinary system is a system of organs, tubes, muscles, and nerves that work together to create, store, and carry, urine. ...
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Diluted, it can be used to remove warts and tattoos. In addition, it can be used to treat the small papules of Molluscum contagiosum. However, when ingested by humans, the LD50 dose is around 0.5 mg/kg, with a dose of as little as 10 mg being potentially fatal. This makes the use of canathadarin as an aphrodisiac highly dangerous and it is illegal to sell it for this purpose in many countries. For the Nintendo character, see Wart (Nintendo). ...
A tattoo or Irezumi is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin; in technical terms, tattooing is micro-pigment implantation. ...
Molluscum contagiosum are wart-like tumors of the skin caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV-1 to -4), a DNA poxvirus. ...
In general terms, eating (formally, ingestion) is the process of consuming something edible, i. ...
An aphrodisiac is an agent which acts on the mind and causes the arousal of the mood of sexual desire. ...
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