Several leech species of the genera Hirudo, Hirudinaria, and Whitmania are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the oral treatment of disorders associated with blood stasis. Among them,… Click to show full abstract
Several leech species of the genera Hirudo, Hirudinaria, and Whitmania are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the oral treatment of disorders associated with blood stasis. Among them, the non‐hematophagous leech Whitmania pigra expresses a variety of components that have the potential to act on the vertebrate blood coagulation system.
               
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