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水蛭 Leech Shui Zhi

ID: D00531
Pharmaceutical Name:
Hirudo
Latin name:
Whitmania pigra Whitman
Location: 6
 
Chinese Name 水蛭
Chinese Pinyin Shui Zhi
English Name Leech
Family Hirudinidae
Taste
Odour slightly fishy
Clinical Indications 1. Amenorrhoea, abdominal mass, trauma
2. Angina pectoris, pulmonary heart diseases
3. Acute conjunctivitis and nebula (eyedrop preparation)
Display Category Commonly Used TCM
Function Category Blood Circulation-Promoting and Stasis-Removing Drugs
Medicine Category Animal
Source Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.
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