[Investigation on the resources of medicinal centipedes and identification on their commodities]

Zhong Yao Cai. 1997 Sep;20(9):450-2.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Through investigation on the resources of medicinal centipedes and identification on corresponding medicinal materials, the original animals of medicinal centipedes are Scolopendra mutilans, S. multidens, S. mojiangica and S. negrocaptis. The main commercial medicinal centipede is S. mutilans. Its yield accounts for 95%. This paper arranged the retrieve tables of the morphological characters of original animals and commercial materials of medicinal centipedes.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arthropods / anatomy & histology*
  • Arthropods / classification
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Materia Medica / standards*
  • Pharmacognosy

Substances

  • Materia Medica