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Bloodletting is done to prevent and treat diseases: prostatitis, back pain, impotence, low and high blood pressure, a weakened immune system, narrowing and blockage of veins, pain in the neck and shoulders, diseases of the head, infertility, pulmonary tuberculosis, skin diseases, heart pain, diabetes, muscle pain, muscle numbness of hands and feet, rheumatism, paralysis of the body, poor vision, eye pressure, tearfulness, poor hearing, sinusitis, seizures, hepatitis, etc He, who in the early spring, when the trees are not yet dressed in leaves, goes in the forest  at dawn and using fragments of bone release some blood from a vein, he will live...

In the sixteenth century, leech pots are usually presented in the form of glass jars. The pots subsequently became mainly tin even though glass remained a frequently used material. In the nineteenth century, the leeches' pot essentially takes two forms. The French form is that of tin rice bowl: indeed, in the Art published in pewterer 1788 found an engraving reproduced by PA Salmon, showing a rice bowl  - a household item produced by pewterers. It is an ovoid object surmounted by a screw cap. A series of holes drilled in the upper third of the sphere passes through its circumference. The lid, which is welded a ring engages, is provided with...

The leech is an aquatic worm with a flattened body, tapering end terminating in circular flattened disc, the hinder one being larger of two. It swims with a vertical undulating motion and moves, when out of water by means of these discs or suckers, flattening itself first by one and then by other and alternately stretching out and contracting its body. The mouth is situated in the centre of the anterior disc and furnished with 3 cartilaginous lens shaped jaws. These jaws are lined at their edges with fine sharp teeth and meet so as to make a triangular incision...

Role of the Leech in Veterinary Medicine Leeches have an extremely wide range of applications in veterinary medicine. The most common patients are dogs, cats and horses, but even farm animals could also be treated with leeches. Hirudotherapy treatments should be performed by a skilled hirudotherapist. The animal-patients receive one to seven treatment sessions, depending on the disease condition being treated. The number of leeches applied during one treatment session depends on the species of the patient, its size and its individual characteristics. Usually one leech is applied per 10 kg of body mass of an animal, while 5 to 15...

For three days after leech therapy, do not drink any alcohol and do not eat any meat. If you decide to do so, you might get a severe itching reaction and you could get a fever. Limit your proteins altogether, to prevent itching. If you get itching, you may pop the bubbles of the wounds and squeeze out the water, until the itching stops. It is perfectly OK to do this. The bites turn into something similar to zits, which you can squeeze out periodically. Drink “Epsom Salt” solution every day (Magnesium Sulfate) first thing in the morning or just...