Serial no: 3684
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ປີງ
ປີງ
Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson,1842)


Animals
Worms

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Local name:
ໄທ: ປີງ ແລະ ປີງຢາ ຈີນ: 水蛭.
Synonyms :
Family:
Hirudinea
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos :
Northern Mekong Corridor
Vientiane Plain
Landscape units :
Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness :
N/A
IUCN status :
Near threatened
Lao official status :
N/A
Use
Use types:
Medicine
Comments on use types:
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
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References:
Whitaker, I.S., Rao, J., Izadi, D., Butler, P.E. (2004). Historical Article: Hirudo medicinalis: ancient origins of, and trends in the use of medicinal leeches throughout history. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 42(2):133-7.
Kutschera, U., Elliott, J. (2014). The European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis L.: Morphology and occurrence of an endangered species. Zoosyst. Evol. 91 (2): 271–280
Davoodi, F., Taheri, S., Raisi, A., Rajabzadeh, A., Zakian, A., Hablolvarid, M.H., Ahmadvand, H. (2021). Leech therapy (Hirudo medicinalis) attenuates testicular damages induced by testicular ischemia/reperfusion in an animal model. Davoodi et al. BMC Veterinary Research, 17:256
Kvist, S., Manzano-Marín, A., de Carle, D., Trontelj, P., Siddall, M.E. (2020). Draft genome of the European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis (Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudiniformes) with emphasis on anticoagulants. Scientific Reports, 10:9885.
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