Effect of Pheretima aspergillum on reducing fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Tianren Xu (Author), Xiaonan Liu (Author), Shengguang Wang (Author), Hongwei Kong (Author), Xiaojun Yu (Author), Congying Liu (Author), Huaying Song (Author), Peng Gao (Author), Xin Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background:Pheretima aspergillum (common name: Earthworm, Chinese name: dilong) has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Recently, a few scientific studies have investigated the antifibrotic effects of Dilong extract (DE) and produced controversial results. We conducted...