What are the medicinal use of leech?

Answer 1

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Yes, Speccially in blood poisining from heavy metals, like lead (pb). Has they clean the blood while ingesting the lead or any other metal, while our body produces fresh untainted blood

They are used as a medicinal treatment, and in some countries they are considered a good meal

Answer 2

leeches help the sick people by suking their impure blood..if someone has septic in particular part of body, just put the leech at that particular part and wait for sometime..it will suck all the impure blood...then remove the leech..

Answer 3

In the Middle Ages, it was believed that bad humours were responsible for a persons ill health. Medical practitioners of the time therefore used leeches to drain their patients of these bad humours or bad blood. However, science has proven that this is not the case, and the application of leeches to unwell patients does nothing but remove blood from them and potentially introduce parasites and diseases into their systems.

Today, while leeches still live in their natural habitats (damp rainforests and marshes), they are not generally used for any purpose, medical or otherwise, by humans.

Answer 4

Today, doctors use leeches for treating abscesses, glaucoma, and to heal venous diseases and thrombosis. Medical leeches are also used in plastic surgery.

The benefits of leech therapy are not only the amount of blood that the leech removes( by sucking on it)- It is the anti-blood clotting enzymes in their saliva that is beneficial for proper healing.

Leeches have been used for hundreds of years to remove "bad blood" from patients. Although this theory is outdated, they are still used for other reasons. Doctors occasionally use leeches when a patient has a fluid filled or swollen area to reduce inflamation by getting rid of excess fluid. They are also used in instances when a body tissue needs improved circulation such as the tip of a reattached finger.

Answer 5

Leeches are used today after reattachment surgery to reduce blood pooling. I cases of severe blunt force trauma, they are also used to increase blood flow, and reduce pooling.

Answer 6

Leeches were historically used in medical treatment. They have been used for clinical bloodletting. The ancient people believed that leeches can cure the imbalance of body fluids.