PriMera Scientific Surgical Research and Practice (ISSN: 2836-0028)

Case Study

Volume 5 Issue 4

Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) as Medicine: A Meta-analysis

John Warren Reynolds* and Wilma M Reynolds

March 25, 2025

DOI : 10.56831/PSSRP-05-175

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Abstract

This manuscript discusses the use of earthworms and their extracts as used in ancient and recent medical practice. Although there have been many studies involved using earthworms for medical remedies, this report is restricted to those where the patients are humans vis-à-vis other animal species.

Keywords: earthworm extracts; medicine; treatments; Lumbricus rubellus; L. terrestris; Eisenia fetida

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