苍耳蠹虫异名麻虫、苍耳虫、蛀心虫,是寄生于菊科苍耳属植物苍耳XanthiumSibiricum Patr. et Widd〔X. strum-atium non L.〕茎中的昆虫幼体,状如小蚕。民间将其捣烂或浸子油中外敷治疗疖、痈等外科疾病,疗效良好。为探索本品的基源,成分作了一些初步实验,报道如下。动物基源据黄日宗等氏调查寄生于苍耳茎中的蠹虫至少有4种,但玉米螟 The cockroaches of the cockroaches of the cockroach are the insect larvae in the stem of the Xanthium Sibiricum Patr. et Widd (X. strum-atium non L.) in the Xanthium plant of the genus Xanthium. Small silkworms. The folks treat it with smashed or dipping oil in topical form to treat surgical diseases such as hernia and tinea and have good curative effect. In order to explore the basic source of this product, some preliminary experiments were done and the report is as follows. According to the investigation of Huang Rizong et al., there are at least 4 species of grasshoppers parasitized in the stems of cocklebur, but corn borers