Certified Medical Leeches (Hirudo Nipponia) - 50 Live Specimens per Bottle for Professional Hirudotherapy & Clinical Use

 Product Description  

1.What is Hirudo nipponia?

Hirudo nipponia is a type of medicinal leeches that is widely distributed in China and is an important medical leech resource that has been used since 221 BC.

2.What are medicinal leeches?

Medicinal leeches are a type of leech used in leech therapy, including Hirudo nipponia, Hirudo verbana, and Hirudo medicinalis. The use of medicinal leeches for a variety of ailments goes back thousands of years with the first mention in the Sushruta Samhita. an ancient Sanskrit medical text. The ancient Greeks also documented their use as far back as 200 B.C. Their use has continued unabated in Eastern cultures and is quite common.

3.What is leech therapy?

Leech therapy, or hirudo therapy, is a treatment that uses medicinal leeches to promote blood flow and clear venous congestion by using their saliva's anticoagulant, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties. The leeches are applied to the skin, make a small bite, and secrete substances that keep the blood from clotting and increase local circulation. This is particularly helpful in surgical recovery, such as after a finger replantation, where it can help re-establish blood flow and prevent tissue death.

4. Advantages of Hirudo nipponia.

(1)Hirudo medicinalis and Hirudo verbana are listed under CITES and are protected, making them expensive.However, Hirudo nipponia, are not listed under CITES, and we can supply the global market in large quantities at a low processing cost.

(2)Hirudo medicinalis has three jaws with approximately 100 sharp teeth on each jaw, totaling around 300 teeth.The total number of Hirudo verbana teeth across all three jaws is around 100 to 154, depending on the specimen. Hirudo nipponia jaws have a moderate number of teeth (approximately 60–100), allowing for precise skin incision with minimal trauma and avoiding excessive tissue damage.vice

 Product Specification 

This is our regular specification, and we can also make customized specification according to your requirements.

 Advantages and Service 

1. Hirudo nipponia is safe and traceable with competitive price. With a whole medicinal leeches industry chain, Minkang Biotechnology is specialized in medicinal leeches seed research, medicinal leeches farming technology research, primary and deep processing, selling. Our medicinal leeches GMP factory covers an area of 16.47 acres, with a plant area of 24,000 square meters. The basic annual production capacity of medical leeches is over 100 million, and the full-capacity production capacity is as high as 500 million. So our medicinal leeches is safe and traceable and the price is always competitive.

2.We have a professional team with extensive experience in international orders. We can provide certifications such as ISO9001, ISO45001, ISO12001, Certificate of Origin, and Quarantine Certificate.

3.Market information:Minkang Biotechnology is the largest and most advanced manufacturer of medical leeches in china. The latest market information about medicinal leeches will be shared with our customers.

 Company Profile 

Jingzhou Minkang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Minkang Biotechnology) is a biotechnology company specializing in the farming and breeding of medical leeches, with 26 years of industry experience. With its independently developed patented technology for industrial-scale farming of medical leeches, the company operates 14,000 square meters of purification workshops. It annually breeds 60 million medical leech juveniles and produces 100 million adult medical leeches, with a full production capacity of up to 500 million. It is the largest manufacturer of medical leeches in China.