What is leeches therapy and what are the problems faced by the therapy?

Question

are the leeches therapy really work and what are the negative impacts of this therapy.

Answer 1

leeches therapy is the doctors will leave leeches on u on an inflicted or wounded area so that they can suck off all the bad blood or even clotted blood. it is free of pain as one can barely feel the leeches on one's body, but certainly not pleasant sight for anyone.

Answer 2

leeches have been used for centuries ,but in modern times to help prevent the spread of certain skin diseases .they  will eat diseased skin and leave healthy skin .also saliva contains iron ,use was dictated by the church of england in earlier times. pretty interesting subject.

Answer 3

Leeches therapy is when the doctor puts a leech on a wound or bruise to suck the blood out. I think they use it for poisoned bites too, not sure though.

Answer 4

leeches suck

Answer 5

it sucks ur blood

this may be a surprise to you, but thats bad

Answer 6

Leech therapy is often used in the healing of deep, swollen bruises and  below-skin hemorrhages.  The leeches are placed on the hemorrhage and they attach themselves to the skin with their mouths.  They suck up the blood that has escaped from the ruptured capillaries and relieve pain and swelling.

Negative impacts:  overuse could result in anemia, and plus, a lot of people think they are totally gross.  

Answer 7

I agree with Mystery 5's answer.  I read that they do the job of clearing out the congested areas  better that medicines.

Answer 8

Leech therapy is more commonly known as 'using medical leeches'.  

In medieval and early modern medicine, the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis and its congeners Hirudo verbana, Hirudo troctina and Hirudo orientalis) was used to remove blood from a patient as part of a process to "balance" the "humors" that, according to Hippocrates, must be kept in balance in order for the human body to function properly. (The four humors of ancient medical philosophy were blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile.) Any sickness that caused the subject's skin to become red (e.g. fever and inflammation), so the theory went, must have arisen from too much blood in the body. Similarly, any person whose behavior was strident and "sanguine" was thought to be suffering from an excess of blood.

Medicinal leeches are now making a comeback. They provide an effective means to reduce blood coagulation, relieve venous pressure from pooling blood, especially after plastic surgery, and stimulate circulation in reattachment operations for organs with critical blood flow, such as eye lids, fingers, and ears.

Because of the minuscule amounts of hirudin present in leeches, it is impractical to harvest the substance for widespread medical use. Hirudin (and related substances) are synthesised using recombinant techniques.

They are also being used in relation to the treatment of various Varicose conditions.

http://www.medicalleech.info/varicose-ve...

Answer 9

There is a component in the saliva of leeches that keeps our blood from clotting while they are feeding on us.  That is useful in medicine when a person has something like a severed finger reattached and the doctors need to make sure that the re-stitched tiny, tiny blood vessels stay open and heal properly.

A long time ago doctors thought leeches could be used to "purify" our blood - we now know that is completely untrue.  They can actually lead to anemia because of blood loss.  

If you get time, pass this on to Demi Moore and her fellow Hollywood bubbleheads.  Unless you're getting your pinkie toe sewn back on, stay away from leeches.