Leech Information Blog — leech

The medical leeches (Hirudo medicinallis) are grown under hygienic conditions and may only be used once according to the applicable rules.The saliva of the leech contains numerous positive substances, the best known of which are:HirudinEglinBdellin andHementinThese substances are u. a. anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, anticoagulant, bactericidal and circulation-promoting properties.The leech is placed at the desired location with its suction cup. He saws his skin with his three razor-sharp jaws.Its saliva prevents the pain from being passed on, so that the patient can aspirate about 8 ml to 10 ml without being noticed.The bleeding from about 20 ml to 30 ml can last...

BLOOD GEL THERAPYLeech therapy is one of the oldest healing methods in alternative medicine. Their widespread use worldwide is based on their beneficial influence on combating and alleviating local pain syndromes. Several studies on this topic have repeatedly confirmed the effectiveness of this traditional therapy.Leech treatment as an extension procedure Leech therapy particularly successful for osteoarthritis (private) According to its mechanism of action, this therapy belongs to the group of extension procedures. This means that harmful substances and slags are excreted in the blood. The result is a relief of the whole body. In contrast to cupping and the well-known...

Leech therapyLeech therapy has been known as a local elimination procedure for around 2,000 years. During blood sucking, the leeches secrete various substances that have an anti-inflammatory, blood circulation and analgesic effect.Leeches suck blood by drilling a small wound into the skin and settling. They release many different substances with their saliva, including Hirudin, Eglin or Calin.Hirudin has an anticoagulant effect and improves the flow properties of the blood and lymph and thus contributes to better detoxification of the whole body. It also has an antispasmodic and decongestant effect.Eglin inhibits inflammatory processes and relieves pain, Calin causes the wound to...

They were once used to treat everything from headaches to strangulation, and leeches are still a vital part of surgery. How are they farmed? Six seconds. Perhaps 10. Twelve, if it is cautious or dopey. After that, the jaws will activate, the hundreds of teeth will engage, the leech will begin to eat, and its meal is your blood. Are you wading through a tropical pond in fierce humidity? Have you returned to your guesthouse to find with horror a passenger on your leg? Possibly. But you are equally likely to be in a sterile room of a modern hospital,...

     Holding your leeches only in a small fish tank or aquarium and using the special leech forceps carefully, so as not to hurt or injure them them,       To test the leeches' capacity and capabilities of performing leech therapy, check the following vital signs:       1. Pesence of a pronounced reflex contraction, i.e, when you touch the body, the leech becomes short, thick, firm and dense;      2) The should have a strong desire to crawl out of the vessel;      3) They should exert high level of activity: if the you lower your hand into the vessel, leechs immediately...