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The Malaysian leech variety, Hirudinaria manillensis, has an anticoagulant known as hirudin. Due to this, products containing extract from leech can be obtained in the market mainly in the form of oil or ointment to treat ailments associated with poor blood flow. A cream product using refined, bleached and deodorized palm olein containing the extra