Since the development of early civilizations, a course of treatment with leeches has been prescribed to get rid of a variety of ailments. Even in ancient Egypt, these little "bloodsuckers" saved people from serious blood diseases. According to historical essays, it can be seen that this method was widely used in Greece, Rome, and Alexandria. In the Middle Ages, hirudotherapy began to relate to medical science. Since the middle of the 19th century, leech treatment, which even the Great King of France Louis Philippe left a review of, has become an integral part of the treatment of blood diseases. To this day, this method is used to prevent thrombosis and other ailments.
Traditional medicine
Treatment with leeches has a review from people cured by craftsmen. Of course, at a time when there was only one doctor in the whole county, healers were valued, but I would like people to understand that such barbarism in a progressive age does not lead to good. A traditional healer cannot independently prescribe you treatment with leeches, since it is impossible to determine a blood disease “by eye”. And treating a cold in this way is stupid and even dangerous! Hirudotherapy also involves knowledge of specialpoints on the body where these bloodsuckers should stick. Without the necessary skills of the one who performs the procedure, the parasites will simply suck the blood out of the person and will not help improve the condition of the body. Therefore, it is better to consult a specialist.
Conservative medicine
Medicine is a rather capacious concept. It contains the knowledge of different peoples and even religions. Therefore, in different cultures, views on a particular method of treatment may not coincide. To provide emergency assistance, sometimes you have to resort to radical medication. But in the case of long-term treatment in order to maintain he alth, hirudotherapy is perfect. And here is what experts from different cultures think about this:
1. Our doctors recommend combining it with phytotherapeutic methods. This helps not only to improve the general condition of the body, but also produces a rejuvenating effect.
2. Each nation has its own methods of treatment with leeches. Many European countries have recognized hirudotherapy as a gift of nature, which, better than any medicine, makes it possible to get rid of serious diseases. Probably, the generally recognized method of rejuvenation in the world remains treatment with leeches, a review of which was left even by kings and kings. At one time, with the help of hirudotherapy, they tried to heal from all diseases. Of course, this did not always end successfully, but such experiments gave medicine invaluable experience and knowledge. Today, this unusual method of treatment is used in all branches of medicine, except for surgery.
3. Chinese doctors often apply leeches precisely in special places on the body where they can have a beneficial effect. It is believed that hirudotherapy helps a person to "defeat the evil spirit in himself." This means that often blood diseases can be internal in nature. In this case, rejuvenation occurs due to the production of new blood cells. To improve the patient's condition, medical students have been studying leeches, treatment, points on the body for years. This allows you to know exactly where and for what diseases it is necessary to place "blood-sucking helpers" in order to cure the patient.
Diseases treated by leeches
The spectrum of hirudotherapy includes:
- cardiology;
- pulmonology;
- urology;
- neurology;
- ophthalmology;
- gynecology, etc.
Leech treatment, which remains positive in cases of prevention of strokes and heart attacks, remains the most effective method in many branches of medicine. Most often, with the help of hirudotherapy, various intoxications of the body are treated. Also, leeches provide prevention of blood clots.
