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The medicinal value of cantharidin-producing Blister Beetles …

Blister beetles occupy a distinctive position among medicinal insects due to their production of cantharidin, a potent terpenoid compound with diverse biological activities. While numerous insect orders, including Hymenoptera, Blattodea, and other families within Coleoptera, contribute valuable bioactive substances to ethnopharmacology, members of the family Meloidae are distinguished by their …