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Yes I know a leech collector doesn't sound that pleasant but they play a very important role in medievalEurope. Leeches are very helpful in the medicinal uses in bloodletting. Bloodletting is believed to return the patient to general good health. Doctors put leeches on the patient's skin and each leech can suck several times its original body weight in blood to help make the patient better. See, what they do is they wade into leech infested waters, often ponds. They have to allow them to attach themselves to our bare legs and about 2,500 leeches can be gathered per day it's a pretty creepy way, aye? They are thought to be a cure for just about everything from headaches to brain congestion, obesity, haemorrhoids, eye disorders and mental illness.

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