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Date of the last update: 11.04.2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medicinal leeches – also known as medical leeches – are invertebrates that are used in natural medicine across the world, due to their specific capabilities. Almost everyone has heard of leeches, but most of us don\u2019t know what diseases they can actually be helpful for. Here you will learn about hirudotherapy and the ailments that can be treated with leeches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. A few words about medicinal leeches<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How does hirudotherapy work?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Which diseases can be treated with leeches?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Is treatment with medicinal leeches painful?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Are there any side effects and contraindications to hirudotherapy?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    A few words about medicinal leeches<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Medicinal leeches (hirudo medicinailis) are invertebrates of the leech family, found mainly in territories from western and southern Europe to the Urals, and southern Mediterranean countries. Medicinal leeches are mainly found in small bodies of water. Although unknown to many people, \u2018hirudotherapy\u2019 – leech therapy – has been successfully used for centuries in almost every part of the world. In both scientific and popular literature you can find numerous accounts of the positive effects of medicinal leeches on the human body. Although hirudotherapy is not used in mainstream medicine, it has proven to be an effective treatment method for many patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How does hirudotherapy work?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Hirudotherapy is “a method of treatment by means of certain species of leeches, known to man since the beginning of civilization”, using leeches to treat a variety of conditions. During the procedure, leeches are carefully placed on the patient’s skin so that they can suck stagnant blood from the body’s blood vessels. Feeding on the patient’s blood, the leeches secrete a substance called hirudin through their saliva. Hirudin acts as a painkiller, while providing relief from many conditions. Hirudotherapy also helps remove toxins from the human body. Therapy with medicinal leeches can be an effective form of treatment for many ailments and is successfully used by many natural medicine practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Which diseases can be treated with leeches?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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    Medicinal leeches can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n