ABSTRACT
I Introduction .................................................................................................. 350 II Therapeutic Properties of Earthworms......................................................... 350
A Antioxidative Activity of Earthworms ................................................... 350 B Antiulcer Properties of Earthworms ...................................................... 351 C Anti-In¯ammatory Effects of Earthworm Paste or Extracts ................. 351 D Anticarcinogenic Activity of Earthworm Extracts ................................ 352 E Antibacterial Activity of the Coelomic Fluid of Earthworms ............... 353 F Anticoagulative Activity of Earthworm Extracts .................................. 353
III Therapeutic Molecules Isolated from Earthworms ...................................... 354 IV Why Therapeutic Research on Earthworms? ............................................... 358 V Therapeutic Properties of Lampito mauritii ................................................. 358
A Antioxidant Properties of L. mauritii .................................................... 359 B Anti-In¯ammatory and Antipyretic Properties of L. mauritii .............. 359 C Hepatoprotective Properties of L. mauritii ............................................360 D Antimicrobial Properties of L. mauritii ................................................360
