Earthworms: sources of antimicrobial and anticancer molecules.

摘要: According to Reynolds and Reynolds, (1972) few people know of the earthworm’s long association with medicine, yet documents recording its use in various remedies date back 1340 A.D.1, 2 For instance, doctors practicing folk medicine Burma India earthworms treatment diseases. In Burma, primary for is a disease called ye se kun byo, which display symptoms pyorrhea. The worms are heated closed pot until reduced ashes these used either alone as tooth powder, or greater palatability, combined roasted tamarind seeds betel nuts.3 With another meephwanoyeekhun thwaykhan, women generally feel postpartal weakness unable nurse their infant. Worms boiled water salt onions clear fluid decanted mixed patient’s food.3 It interesting note that patient kept ignorant nature medicine!