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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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/8/5/99 |