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Sanguisuga
1 entry across 1 books · Family: Hirudineae
Source and preparationPlant · Hirudineae (Hirudinea) · Hirudo or Sanguisuga officinalis
PreparationTincture of the living animal. Clarke
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Hirudo or Sanguisuga officinalis. The Leech. N. O. Hirudineae. Tincture of the living animal. ClarkeAbout the family
Hirudineae…
Hirudineae (leeches) is an old name for the class of segmented worms commonly known as leeches, freshwater blood-sucking annelids; the modern taxon is the class Hirudinea (or Clitellata subgroup). The only listed remedy, Sanguisuga, is prepared from the medicinal leech and is its best-known homeopathic member.Antidoted byNo antidote recorded in these books