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Pharmacognosy-2 (PG303) Level 2 Clini

Insect pr

Name Cochineal Cantharides Honey
(Coccus) (Spanishflies)
Origin Saccharine
Dried Driedblisters beetles substances
Picture fecundated of Cantharis produced from
female insects vesicatoria flower nectar by the
of Dactylopius (Meloidae) worker bees of Apis
coccus mellifera (Apidae)
(Coccidae)

Active Carminic Cantharidin: • Invertsugar(70–
constituent acid: [10- (Monoterpenoid acid 80%)
20%] anhydride) (0.5 - 1.0
(Anthraquinone %) • Enzymes
C-glycoside) + -Fatal dose 10 mg. • Vit. B, C
Al+3 or M+ = • Minerals
Carmine • Sucrose (1 – 4%
(Carminic acid • Pollen grains
salt) • Minerals
• Dextrin
• Volatile oil