Leech therapy has been practiced for long time and it is still practiced in both human and
Veterinary Medicine. Hirudotherapy is used in Veterinary Medicine, especially when …

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

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 …

Complementary medicine methods have a long history, but modern medicine has just
recently focused on their possible modes of action. Medicinal leech therapy (MLT) or …

Medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) have been used in medicine for thousands of years
to treat a wide range of ailments. Nowadays, leeches are used successfully for only a few …

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 …

After the developments of modern medicine, leeches were not used as before, but in the late
nineteenth century, leeches were still being used in many countries around the world. Until …

Leech therapy (LT) has a long history in medicine [1]. In Greek medicine, medicinal leech
was first introduced by Hippocrates. However, the popularity of LT was reinforced by the …

Although complementary medicine practises have a long history, but recently focused on
their potential mechanisms of action. Among the leeches, Hirudo-medicinal is has …

Leeches are invertebrates that have a long history of application in the development of
human medicine in both the East and the West. This paper comprehensively analyzes and …