In China, in recent years, the clinical practice of cantharidin and its derivatives proved their curative effect on the primary liver cancer and some of other tumors to certain extent.

• 为了摸清我国芫菁科昆虫的自然资源和虫体内斑蝥素的含量,作者调查了不同地区、不同寄主植物上芫菁科昆虫的种类分布,并利用气相色谱内标法测定了不同性别以及交尾高峰前后的芫菁成虫体内斑蝥素的含量。