Leeches Medical Usage

Leeches are still used in medicine—yes, really. Here’s why.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/leeches-still-used-modern-medicine

Where medical leeches come from Although there are more than 600 species of leeches, including some that don’t suck blood, the European Hirudo medicinalis and Mediterranean Hirudo verbana are...

What is Leech Therapy? - Healthline

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Leeches Cleared for Medical Use by the FDA - WebMD

https://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20040628/leeches-cleared-for-medical-use-by-fda

Medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) are blood-sucking aquatic animals that live in fresh water. The small, slimy creatures were widely used in the 19 th century …

How Leeches Can Save Lives And Limbs for Some Patients

https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2020/03/how-leeches-can-save-lives-and-limbs-for-some-patients/

Leech saliva contains hirudin, an anticoagulant and anti-platelet agent that works to prevent blood clots and reduce the amount of congested blood in the tissues. Other chemicals in leech saliva …

Clinical uses of the medicinal leech: a practical review

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21206115/

Utilized for various medical indications since the ancient times, the medicinal leech is currently being used in a narrow range of well-defined and scientifically-grounded …

When Leeches Are Used in Modern Medicine: Have …

https://health.usnews.com/health-care/for-better/articles/2018-09-12/when-leeches-are-used-in-modern-medicine-have-we-turned-back-time

Leeches are also useful in cosmetic surgery, such as after a facelift, especially in smokers or in breast lifts and reductions if there's poor blood supply to the nipple.

Leeches and Maggots Are FDA-Approved and Still Used …

https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/leeches-and-maggots-are-fda-approved-and-still-used-in-modern-medicine

Leeches were once used for medical conditions like fevers, when that symptom was incorrectly attributed to excessive blood or an imbalance of the apocryphal four humors in a human. Based on updated …

Medicinal Leeches and Where to Find Them - Science …

https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/medicinal-leeches-and-where-to-find-them

Doctor and naturalist James R. Johnson took great care in collecting information for his Treatise on the Medicinal Leech (1816), in which he argued that leech health required regular water changes and …

Leeches USA – Medicinal Leeches - Leeches USA

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Some doctors still use leeches. This is what it's like to be …

https://www.vox.com/2014/6/19/5820750/leeches-are-making-a-comeback-in-modern-medicine-really

The medicinal use of leeches — scientifically known as hirudotherapy — is still a relatively niche practice in the US, but it's grown gradually since gaining FDA approval in 2004. Why leeches...