European Medicinal Leeches—New Roles in Modern Medicine

Before the advent of modern medicine, natural resources were widely used by indigenous populations for the prevention and treatment of diseases. The associated knowledge, collectively described as folk medicine or traditional medicine, was largely based on trial-and-error testing of plant extracts (...

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Main Authors: Sarah Lemke, Andreas Vilcinskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/8/5/99