Medical Leeches

What is Leech Therapy? - Healthline

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Leeches have become popular for preserving soft tissue and promoting healing after facial reconstructive surgery. In both old and new case studies, leech therapy has been shown to increase the chance of positive outcomes in reconstructions affecting the: Leech therapys effect on blood clotting during and … See more

Medicinal Leeches and Where to Find Them - Science History …

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Doctor and naturalist James R. Johnson took great care in collecting information for his Treatise on the Medicinal Leech (1816), in …

Clinical uses of the medicinal leech: a practical review

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The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, is an excellent example of the use of invertebrates in the treatment of human disease. Utilized for various medical indications since the …

How Leeches Can Save Lives And Limbs for Some Patients

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Leeches have been used medically for thousands of years – dating back to ancient Greece and Egypt when bloodletting was a common practice. Practitioners of the time believed the removal of blood from a …

Hirudo medicinalis - Wikipedia

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Leeches USA – Medicinal Leeches - Leeches USA

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As you may be aware, the application of leeches is one of history’s oldest recorded medical treatments. Their use can be documented as far back as ancient Egypt, and their …

Medicinal Leeches from Carolina – cbs-leeches

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Medicinal leeches (e.g., Hirudo verbena, Hirudo medicinalis) have been used in medical practice since the 19th century, and medicinal leech therapy (MLT) is centuries old. In …

Leeches Cleared for Medical Use by the FDA - WebMD

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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 …

Medical Leeches - Hirudo Biofarm

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Leeches Hirudo Orientalis have proven highest results in many serious diseases when used in Hirudotherapy. The indisputable benefits brought by leeches for various diseases have …

Medical Leeches

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The Medicinal Leeches are composed of three jaws, each with very tiny teeth. They can pierce the skin with their teeth before inserting anticoagulants into their saliva. Leeches …