Fifty-one Vietnamese traditional medicines derived from invertebrate arthropds (arthropoda) and annelids (annelida)

To develop the Bio-pharmacology major at the university level, a comprehensive survey of invertebrate arthropods (Arthropoda) and annelids (Annelida) utilized as Vietnamese traditional medicines was conducted. The survey was organized according to six criteria: (1) Vietnamese and medicinal name, (2) classification and scientific name, (3) distribution and habitat, (4) medicinal properties, (5) pharmaceutical effects, (6) discussion and comments.