Let's review what we've  learned about medicinal leeches:

 

• Dilate blood vessels

• Work as anti-platelet preventing new blood clots formation.

• Hiruding is the BEST natural blood thinner (hirudin is 10 times stronger than modern blood thinners).

• Dissolving new and old clots. Leech's special enzymes targeting protein fibrinogen that bonds platelets together.

• Anti-inflammatory agent for most of type of inflammations.

• Natural antibiotic. Some enzymes responsible to kill or stop reproduction of viruses, bacteria and  fungus.

• Leech produces natural morphine/pain killer.

• Stimulates capillary regrowth (angiogenesis). That helps to bring oxygen to damaged tissues and organs.

• Stimulates production of Nitric Oxide molecule that responsible to keep blood vessels smooth, dilated and flexible.

• Stabilize productions or serotonin and endorphins (happy hormones).

• Promotes growth of neurons.

 

Do you know any medication  that offers us  ALL those effects and doesn't have any side effects? Leech has it ALL!

Scientist call leech "Biological Needle" or "Natural Pharmaceutical Company". The most important...it doesn't interfere with medications you take (exception bloodthinners)  and practically has NO SIDE EFFECT.

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Hirudotherapy is not recommended for people with:

HIV

Cancer

Hemorrhagic Diathesis (abnormalities characterized by excessive bleeding like Fanconi's Syndrome, Hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease)

Anemia (low red blood cell count or hemoglobin level is less than normal)

Low blood pressure (hypotension)

Pregnancy

Hypersensitive to the saliva of leeches, or some of its components in the form of allergic reaction.

 

Here is list of some but not limited conditions leeches used for:

 

                                                       Cardiovascular system:

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Hypertension, ischemia, atherosclerosis, angina, cardiosclerosis,  thrombophlebitis, and varicose legs and spider veins.

Leech is an excellent anticoagulant so successfully used for the prevention of stroke and heart attack.  

Skin diseases:

Dermatitis, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne, abrasions, eczema, lupus, ulcers, pyoderma, dermatoses, scleroderma.

 

Urology:

Urinary fistulas and ligature, hepatorenal syndrome, paranephritis, ostrognoynye kidney disease, chronic pyelonephritis, cystic kidney disease, hydronephrosis, chronic renal failure, urethritis, parauretrit, ureteral stones, hydroureter, cystitis, paratsistit, lgiya cyst, chronic prostatitis, prostate adenoma, orchiepididymitis, funiculitis cyst of the spermatic cord, hydrocele, testicular hypotrophy, serangitis, priapism, elephantiasis of the scrotum and penis, potency, prostate adenoma, hypotrophy of the testes.

 

Gynecology:

Postpartum purulent-septic complications, chronic pelvic pain, stress urinary incontinence, disorders of menstrual cycle, pelvic adhesions, adenomyosis, myoma uteri or uterine fibroid, cervical erosion, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, bartholinitis, chlamydia, infertility, colpitis.
 

 

Ophthalmology:

Uveitis, iridocyclitis, muscular degeneration, epithelial-endothelial corneal dystrophy, orbital pseudotumor, iridocyclitis, macular degeneration, optic neuritis, epithelial-endothelial corneal dystrophy, retinal abiotrophy, edematous exophthalmos, corneal erosion, glaucoma, keratitis.

Pulmonary diseases:

Bronchial asthma, bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis.

 

Cosmetics:

Leeches are used with great success for cosmetic purposes in cellulite, wrinkles, scars, acne youth, sclera.

 

Gastroenterology:

Constipation, cholecystitis, gastritis, pancreatitis, colitis, cirrhosis and biliary dyskinesia, stomach ulcers, Chrone disease, hemorrhoids.

 

Hepatology:

Cirrhosis of the liver, chronic viral infections of the liver (hepatitis)

 

Musculoskeletal system:

Rheumatism, pinched nerves, herniated discs, arthritis,  osteochondrosis, tendonitis, lumbar, thoracic and cervical osteochondrosis

 

Central nervous system disorders:

Sleep disorders, migraine, radiculitis, neuritis, neuralgia, concussion, vegetative disorders, nervousness and dizziness, insomnia, neuritis of the auditory nerve.

 

Endocrinology:

Hormone deficiency, hormone excess

 

Other:

Sinusitis, ear infections, hematoma, plastic surgeries, micro-surgeries, post surgeries