Samfura

Cantharidin wani abu ne mara wari, mara launi na nau'in terpenoid, wanda nau'ikan blister beetles ke ɓoyewa.Yana da wani ƙonawa ko guba a cikin manyan allurai, amma shirye-shiryen da ke ɗauke da shi an yi amfani da su a tarihi azaman aphrodisiacs (ƙuda na Mutanen Espanya).A cikin nau'in halitta, cantharidin yana ɓoye ta ƙwanƙwasa ƙwanƙwasa na namiji kuma ana ba wa mace a matsayin kyauta ta jiki yayin jima'i.Bayan haka, ƙwaro mace ta rufe ƙwai da shi don kariya daga mafarauta.

Guba daga cantharidin yana da matukar damuwa ga dabbobi, musamman a cikin dawakai, amma kuma yana iya zama guba ga mutane idan an sha shi a ciki (inda tushen yawanci shine gwajin kai tsaye).A waje, cantharidin wani vesicant ne mai ƙarfi (wakilin blister), wanda zai iya haifar da ƙonewa mai tsanani.Idan aka yi amfani da su yadda ya kamata kuma an yi amfani da su, an yi amfani da kaddarorin iri ɗaya ta hanyar warkewa, misali don kula da yanayin fata kamar kamuwa da cutar molluscum contagiosum na fata.