Abstract:

Cantharis is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with high poisonousness and could cure many diseases when used properly. However， it could induce poisoning or death. Some details about cantharis are summarized， such as pharmacological characters， clinical application and abusing cases. Since the poisonous or fetal cases resulting from the abuse of cantharis frequently happen in the practice of forensic medicine， the detection methods of cantharidin is introduced as well as their future development.

Key words: cantharis, abuse, detection

摘要：

斑蝥在我国是一种常用的剧毒中药材，如果使用剂量适量、方法得当，疗效显著，可治疗多种疾病；如果使用不当，可致中毒甚至中毒致死。因斑蝥可入药，对癌症、皮肤病有一定疗效，常有不遵医嘱自行滥用斑蝥治疗某些疾病的事件发生，民间也常有轻信谬传误用斑蝥当作偏方治疗用药。法医实际工作中经常遇到因滥用斑蝥导致中毒或死亡的案件，为此对斑蝥的药性、临床应用、检测方法及发展方向作了介绍，并对滥用斑蝥导致中毒或致死的案例进行了汇总。

关键词: 斑蝥, 滥用, 检测