For thousands of years, traditional Chinese medicine has used venomous centipedes to treat kidney disease, epilepsy, and many ...

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A venomous, 8-inch centipede may be the stuff of nightmares, but it could save the life of those affected by kidney disease.

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Cytisinicline is a plant-based alkaloid with a high binding affinity to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. It is believed to aid in treating nicotine addiction for smoking and e-cigarette cessation ...

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Traditional Chinese medicine's centipede venom reveals anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties Novel alkaloids from ...