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Scolopendra viridicornis

Scolopendra viridicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra
Species: S. viridicornis
Binomial name
Scolopendra viridicornis
Newport, 1844

Scolopendra viridicornis is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae that can be found on Indo-Burma border where its venom is used for medicine.

The species is used to treat blood in stool, hematuria, chronic headache, anorexia, vaginal bleeding, and white vaginal discharge. Currently it is used to treat cancer in Manipur.



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