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水蛭 Leech Shui Zhi

ID: D00284
Pharmaceutical Name:
Hirudo
Latin name:
Whitmania pigraWhitman
Location: 2
 
Chinese Name 水蛭
Chinese Pinyin Shui Zhi
English Name Leech
Family Hirudinidae
Taste salty
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 Animal-Originated Medicines
Function Category Blood Circulation-Promoting and Stasis-Removing Drugs
Medicine Category Animal
Source Mr. MONG Hoi Sang
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