水蛭

Mandarin

Noun

水蛭 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shuǐzhì)

1. leech (A substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to remove blood stasis and improve circulation.)

Scientific names

• Hirudo medicinalis

See also

• 药材 (medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine)

References

• 水蛭 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia
• Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. ISBN: 7-5357-1656-3.
• http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
• http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
• http://www1.dict.li/ and http://www.nciku.com/