Hematophagous animals including leeches have been known to possess biologically active
compounds in their secretions, especially in their saliva. The blood-sucking annelids …

Background: Although there are numerous case reports and small case series describing
the experiences of leech therapy in various circumstances, there are relatively few large …

Hirudotherapy is a treatment using medicinal leeches. Hirudo medicinali, have been used to
treat patients for centuries. In the past, leeches have proved to be an effective treatment for a …

The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, has been used with increasing frequency for
salvage of compromised pedicled flaps and microvascular free-tissue transfers. The data …

Leech is a parasitic animal that belongs to the phylum Annelida. Some species of Leeches
are aquatic and live in freshwater rivers and lakes, marshes and paddy fields and some …

The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, is an excellent example of the use of invertebrates
in the treatment of human disease. Utilized for various medical indications since the ancient …

Bloodletting is an ancient procedure that was utilized for curing the ills of man. This article
traces the use of leeches for bloodletting therapy from ancient Greek times to the Chapin …

Hirudotherapy (HT) is the application of medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) for
therapeutic use. It is one of the oldest remedies, being employed by various medicinal …

Leeches are a class of segmented invertebrates, known for their blood-feeding habits and
used in phlebotomy to treat various ailments since antiquity. In Europe, medicinal leeches …

A written informed consent should be obtained from the patient before hirudotherapy is
initiated. The patients should be treated each day of leech therapy with anti‐Aeromonas …