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🌿 Herb

Leech

Open on HERB 2.0 ↗

Clinical Trials

Meta-Analyses

PubMed References

Top Conditions Studied with Leech

Bacterial infection is a recognized complication associated 1 Leeches 1 The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group 1 Nephrotic syndrome is a clinical syndrome of hyperlipidemia, 1 Diabetes is a common condition which affected 108 million in 1

📋 Sample Trials

NCT05438901

Investigation of Oxidant-antioxidant Status in Patients Treated With Hirudotherapy

Completed

📊 Sample Meta-Analyses

CRD42015017418

Leeches (Hirudinea) for osteoarthritis [Cochrane Protocol]

The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group

CRD42017078270

The efficacy of medicinal leeches in diabetic foot ulcer: a systematic review

Diabetes is a common condition which affected 108 million in 1980 worldwide, and

CRD42020169783

A systematic review of the prevalence of bacterial infection following Leech therapy in the general population

Bacterial infection is a recognized complication associated with the use of leec

📚 Sample References

None linked yet.

🌿 All Herb data fields for Leech

🌿 Names

Pinyin Name

Shui Zhi

中文名 (Chinese)

水蛭

Latin Name

Hirudo

English Name

Leech

Alias Names

蛭蝚; 至掌; 虮; 蚑; 马蜞; 马蛭; 蜞; 马蟥; 马鳖; 红蛭; 水琪; 蚂蝗蜞; 黄蜞; 水麻贴; 沙塔干; 肉钻子; 蚂蟥

☯ TCM Properties

Properties (性味)

Pungent; Hot; Extremely Poisonous

Meridians (归经)

Stomach; Large Intestine

Part Used

Dried whole

Therapeutic Class (EN)

Blood-Activating And Stasis-Resolving Medicinal

功效分类 (CN)

活血化瘀药

🩺 Clinical Profile

Function (功能)

To clear heat and resolve toxin, disperse swelling and relieve pain.

Indication (主治)

Heat toxin, jaundice, nosebleed(epistaxis), nephritis with edema, sprain and contusion.

Toxicity

Slightly toxic

Clinical Manifestations

One of its components, hirudin, is an anticoagulant.

🔗 External References

HERB DB

HERB005206 ↗

TCMID

6636

TCM-ID

2013

🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (30 fields)

name

Leech

chinese name

水蛭

pinyin name

Shui Zhi

latin name

Hirudo

english name

Leech

properties english

Pungent; Hot; Extremely Poisonous

meridians english

Stomach; Large Intestine

use part

Dried whole

tcmid id

6636

herb id str

HERB005206

function text

To clear heat and resolve toxin, disperse swelling and relieve pain.

indication

Heat toxin, jaundice, nosebleed(epistaxis), nephritis with edema, sprain and contusion.

toxicity

Slightly toxic

clinical manifestations

One of its components, hirudin, is an anticoagulant.

therapeutic en class

Blood-Activating And Stasis-Resolving Medicinal

therapeutic cn class

活血化瘀药

tcm id id

2013

alias name

蛭蝚; 至掌; 虮; 蚑; 马蜞; 马蛭; 蜞; 马蟥; 马鳖; 红蛭; 水琪; 蚂蝗蜞; 黄蜞; 水麻贴; 沙塔干; 肉钻子; 蚂蟥

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📋 Clinical Trials

1 · subject of clinical study

NCT05438901 Investigation of Oxidant-antioxidant Status in Patients Treated With Hirudothera

→ Leeches

📊 Meta-Analyses

4 · systematic review

CRD42015017418 Leeches (Hirudinea) for osteoarthritis [Cochrane Protocol]

→ The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group

CRD42017078270 The efficacy of medicinal leeches in diabetic foot ulcer: a systematic review

→ Diabetes is a common condition which affected 108

CRD42020169783 A systematic review of the prevalence of bacterial infection following Leech the

→ Bacterial infection is a recognized complication a

CRD42022326897 Leech Preparations in the Treatment of Nephrotic Syndrome with Hypercoagulabilit

→ Nephrotic syndrome is a clinical syndrome of hyper

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