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A Study of Clinical Applications of Leeches(Hirudo)

Journal of Korean Medicine / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2002, v.23 no.2, pp.339-351




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Abstract

Traditionally, the Leech(Hirudo)(水蛭) has been used for the treatment of cerebral vascular diseases, cardiovascular diseases, women's diseases, etc. In Chinese medicine, we can be convinced that usually chinese medical doctors use of Whitmania pigra Whitman( ) among several species in their clinics. Because it was considered as toxic animal medicine according to related books, they use it as parched form with Talcum powder(滑石粉). And this is most general type for medication. But nowadays many clinical doctors regard it as secure one, so they tend to use it naturally in a capsule, and a large quantity, more frequently. We can have no doubt that it is useful for diseases connected with blood stasis(瘀血), specially including pulmonary diseases and allergic diseases. So we urge that many korean oriental medical doctors use it practically in their clinics.

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Leech(Hirudo)(水蛭), blood stasis(瘀血), clinical application, Leech(Hirudo)(水蛭), blood stasis(瘀血), clinical application


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