Yakushigaku Zasshi. 1992 ; 27(1): 13-9.

[Studies on the spiders as folk medicines (II). Species of the medicinal spiders in Japan]

Hamada T, Yoshikura M.

Kumamoto Institute of Technology.

In old Japanese literature of natural history, there were some descriptions on the medicinal spiders. We investigated these descriptions and could determine 14 groups as follows: 1. Latouchia typica, 2. Atypus karschi, 3. Loxosceles rufescens, 4. Achaearanea tepidariorum, 5. Araneus ventricosus, 6. Argiope amoena, 7. A bruennichii, 8. Nephila clavata, 9. Tetragnatha spp., 10. Uroctea compactilis, 11. Agelena limbata, 12. Tegenaria domestica, 13. Heteropoda venatoria, 14. Menemerus confusus and some species belonging to the family Salticidae.