Anticoagulant effects of Pheretima extracts / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the anticoagulant effects of Pheretima extracts and analyze the effective constituents. Methods Antithrombotic effects of Pheretima extracts were observed by determining the coagulation time, bleeding time of mice and the recalcification time of rabbit plasma in vitro, meanwhile the content of free amino acid in the extracts were determined. Results Pheretima extracts could prolong the coagulation time, bleeding time of mice, and the recalcification time of rabbit plasma in vitro. The content of free amino acid was rich in Pheretima extracts. Conclusion Free amino acid in Pheretima extracts may be the main anticoagulant effective constituents.