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Leeches are being used to draw of congested blood from wound. They are cost effective, and do a great job. They have also been used to facilitate blood flow in cases of limb reattachment too. They keep blood moving until the body can compensate on its own.
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How where leeches use in the middle ages for medical reasons?
Leeches were used as part of the bleeding process and to clean wounds. Modern medicine has found that the leech actually does secrete a chemical into a wound that helps it heal and some doctors have started to use leeches.
Are leeches endangered?
Most leeches are blood sucker hence bad but they are used in Alexandrian school of Medicine for treatment .
How are leeches used for medicine?
they are used for people with high blood presure.
How can leeches be useful in medicine?
since leeches feed by sucking the blood out of their hosts.......they can be used in quantity to suck impurities or toxins out
What did Victorians use for medicine?
They used leeches to suck out all of the diseases they have got.
What medicine did Victorians use?
They used leeches to suck out all of the diseases they have got.
Why do medicinal leeches not feed on mammals?
Humans are mammals. How could they be used in medicine on humans, if they won't feed on mammals.
What did the Victorian public think of leeches as medicinal?
The use of leeches in medicine dates 2,500 years, when they were used for bloodletting in ancient India An imbalance in the proportions in the four humors; blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile, was believed to cause ill-health. The practice of bloodletting with leeches was believed to correct it.
Is tobacco used for medicine?
No. Unlike cannabis, tobacco has no known uses in modern medicine.
How were leeches used in primitive medicine?
I'd guess they did what the do now. They eat away all dead material leaving the live tissue to begin healing.
What is the relationship between a leech and a human?
Leeches are blood-feeding parasites that attach themselves to the skin of humans and other animals. They use their sharp jaws to bite into the skin and extract blood. While leeches can cause discomfort and minor bleeding, they are sometimes used in modern medicine for their anticoagulant properties and for promoting blood circulation in certain procedures, such as microsurgery and tissue grafting.
What common poisons are used in modern medicine?
Snake poison
