Leech Hirudo nipponica Whitman / Whitmania pigra
Medicines that activate blood and resolve stasisNeutral
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Break blood, expel stasis, and dissolve abdominal masses
Abdominal masses and accumulations, amenorrhea due to Blood stasis, and traumatic injuries.
Nature & taste
SaltyBitterNeutral有小毒
Meridians entered
Liver
Botanical source
Accepted nameHirudo nipponia Whitman, 1886
FamilyHirudinidae
Classical source
Lower grade《神農本草經》
味鹹平。主逐惡血瘀血月閉，破血瘕積聚，無子，利水道。生池澤。
Herbal properties
ReducingDescendingDispersing
Found in these formulas
Safety information
Mildly toxicContraindicated in pregnancy