Spanish fly

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It was thought that the poison of the Spanish fly existed in the body, while the head and wings contained the antidote.

From Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing by Cutten, George Barton

It quickly induces a sharp burning pain, and it excites a destructive outward inflammation which enters much more into the true skin than that which is caused by an old fashioned blister of Spanish fly.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

I can remember how he laboriously explained to his examiner that the Spanish fly grew in Spain.

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan

The Spanish fly is also occasionally found in the south of England.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Crabs-claws, Spanish fly, and dragon roots, given three mornings before the new or full moon, was suggested as a specific by Sir Robert Gordon.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)