Biological activities of four kinds of leeches
- VernacularTitle:四种不同品种水蛭生物活性的研究与比较
- Author:
Zhijun WU
;
Lingxia ZHANG
;
Lihua YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
leeches;
antithrombin;
antitrypsin;
antichymotrypsin
- From:
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine
1992;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
AIM: To provide scientific references for leeches by means of the antithrombin,antitrypsin and antichymotrypsin activities of the four kinds of leeches. METHODS: Using antithrombin,antitrypsin and antichymotrypsin activity analysis methods,the four kinds of leeches,they were,Whitmania pigra Whitman,Hirudo nipponia Whitman,Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus,Hirudinaria manillensis Lesson,were detected. RESULTS: The blood-sucking leeches except whitnania pigra whitman had high antithrombin activity,and these four kinds of leeches were the same antitrypsin and antichymotrypsin activities. CONCLUSION: These three biological activity methods could be considered as reliable indexes in assessing the qualitity of leeches.
