Centipede

Contains two kinds of bee-venom-like toxic components, namely histamine-like substances and hemolytic proteins; also contains fatty oil, cholesterol, formic acid, etc.

1. The injection inhibits the cancer cells of transplanted mouse sarcoma S180, Ehrlich ascites carcinoma, leukemia L160, hepatocellular carcinoma masses, etc.; it enhances reticuloendothelial function. 2. The powder given orally to mice for 3–9 days antagonizes convulsions induced by the median convulsive dose of pentylenetetrazole, strychnine, and pure nicotine. The aqueous infusion (1:4) inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis and various pathogenic skin fungi in vitro.

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