Leech Therapy

An animal heals animals - the medical leech as a remedyThe leeches are among the oldest remedies we know. The effectiveness of many diseases is documented in numerous publications.In principle, leech therapy can be explained very simply: it is a combination of more than 13 researched active ingredients in the saliva of the leech, which are transferred into the wound when the bite occurs.The main effects of this are:Blood coagulation is inhibited - this desired effect means that the wound does not close automatically after the gel is detached, but the desired subsequent bleeding (up to 12 hours) can take...

 Alternative practitioner from Lage treats patients with leechesHelpers from nature: Naturopath Christiane Wagner has been relying on leech therapy for years. (© Sandra Castrup) Location. A millennium-old treatment tradition is making a comeback: leech therapy. The little worms are like a biological pharmacy. Alternative practitioner Christiane Wagner from Lage has been using it successfully for almost ten years."The leeches have become a focus in my practice," says Wagner, raving about the "healing bites". "I put them specifically on the skin, they bite, soak up blood and give off their valuable saliva," the 46-year-old describes the procedure in short.The little helpers'...

  -Leech therapyTreatment of gonarthrosis with Hirudo medicinalis (medical leech): How does the therapy affect the pain sensation and the mechanical touch threshold?  -BackgroundGonarthrosis is one of the most common chronic diseases in the western world. The prevalence is over 10% among those over 55; a quarter of these are severely affected (Peat et al. 2001). The recommended therapy for gonarthrosis consists of a combination of non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapy options (Jordan et al. 2003). The group of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) is used most frequently. However, side effects can occur especially in long-term therapy (Seed et al. 2009). It...

Leech therapy is one of the oldest healing methods in the history of medicine. It undoubtedly allows conclusions to be drawn about treatment success that can be observed again and again. Not only the millennia of experience gives the therapy quite right clinical-medical studies allow a positive description.Enclosed you will find all the important information you need to have before treatment with leeches.What diseases can leeches help with?For arthrosis (this indication appears to be particularly successful), thrombosis, varicose veins, heart attack, strokes, calcification of the vessels, tinnitus, rheumatism, intervertebral disc problems, strains, bruises, muscle pain or muscle injuries.An example based...

Leeches have it all! Since 2017, the new old form of therapy has also been used in Ayurveda practice in Graz for varicose veins, pain and swelling such as rheumatism and arthrosis, tinnitus and sudden hearing loss. Here is a more detailed description and (for the fearless) a small film ...What exactly makes the leech so effective:The leech's saliva contains more than 40 active ingredients that have not been fully researched. They inhibit blood clotting and inflammation, make blood and lymph flow again, and reduce pain over a long period of time. The popular opinion has spread that the leech...