List of toxic herbal materials derived from animals in Vietnam

21:28, 10/07/2024

Here is the prominent content stipulated in Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT promulgating the list of toxic herbal materials.

According to Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT, toxic herbal materials derived from animals include the following 05 types:

No.	Name of medicinal material	Scientific name of the animal	Toxic parts used as medicine	Other names
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1	Dung beetle	Catharsius molossus L., family Dung beetles (Geotrupidae)	Body without head, legs, wings	"Khương lang"
2	Centipede	Scolopendra morsitans L., family Centipedes (Scolopendridae)	Whole Scolopendra body, intestines removed, head discarded, parboiled, and dried	Con Rết, Thiên long, Bách túc trùng, Bách cước
3	Blister beetle	Mylabris cichorii L., Mylabris phalerata Pallas, family Blister beetles (Meloidae)	Whole beetle Mylabris	Ban miêu, Nguyên thanh, Ban manh, Ban mao, Sâu đậu
4	Toad toxin	Bufo melanostictus Schneider, Bufo gargarizans Cantor, family Toads (Bufonidae)	Resin taken from the paratoid glands and skin glands of the toad Venenum Bufonis	Toad resin (or toad latex)
5	Scorpion	Buthus martensii Karsch, family Scorpions (Buthidae)	Whole Scorpio	Scorpio, oàn trùng, Yết tử, Yết vĩ.

Refer to the related regulations at Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT effective from December 28, 2017.

- Thanh Lam -

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