Abstract Background Hirudo granulosa—an Indian cattle leech, is frequently used for the
treatment of psoriasis and eczema. During treatment which followed by leech biting, it …

The lack of availability of medicinal leeches is a major impediment to the widespread use of
leech therapy for treatment of congested flaps and replants in southern Africa. An …

Objective: To elucidate the antibiotic susceptibility of body surface and gut associated
microflora of two local aquatic leech species Hirudinaria manillensis and Hirudinaria …

Medical leeches are ectoparasites invertebrates which are widely used in medical and
surgical treatments because it was found since the ancient time that many diseases can be …

The rate of infectious complications of leech therapy is almost 20% because Hirudo
medicinalis has endosymbiotic bacteria. The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial …

Surface bacterial flora, as well as homogenates, of medical leeches, Hirudo medicinalis and
Hirudinaria manillensis, were surveyed and the susceptibility of these isolates to 15 …

Historically, several species of medicinal Leeches were used for hirodotherapy. The present
article, review the history, biology, therapy and Hirudiculture. Three species of medicinal …

Leech application in various diseases shows remarkable results. Now in this scientific era
the area of use of leeches is wide, sometimes the application of leech produces local as well …

Leeches have been used to complement medical therapies for many years, however there is
little data on the microorganisms they may harbor as part of their flora. The study aims were …

Background: There are at least three distinct European leech species used medicinally:
Hirudo medicinalis, H. orientalis, and H. verbana. Infection caused by leech microbiota is the …