2006-12-16 15:39:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Leech therapy is used to treat venous congestion.Venous congestion is a post-surgical complication that can occur after reconstructive surgery,The arteries pump blood into the reconstructed tissue, but the associated veins do not let the blood flow out, usually because the veins have become clotted.n cases of venous congestion where reestablishing the flow of blood is essential, leeches have great therapeutic value because, as they consume their meal of blood, they promote blood flow through the tissue.
Mechanism:Hirudin breaks off the aggregated fibrin plugs that clot and seal the blood vessel and also inhibits Factor 8(antihemophilic factor).
In India as part of an ancient system of medicine called Ayurveda,leeches are used in the treatment of Psoriasis.
2006-12-16 16:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain insects have become extremely useful in medicine. Leeches are blood-suckers, so are often employed to drain blood from various body parts, because they're very efficient and produce certain chemicals that make it easier for them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech#Use_of_Hirudo_medicinalis_in_medicine
2006-12-16 23:43:47 · answer #2 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The above answers are all wrong. Leeches are used because they have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva. It increases blood flow.
2006-12-16 23:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by kherome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see hindu paper.leech suck impure blood.i don't know exact name of that diseasesafter applying turmeric.it can be removed
2006-12-16 23:44:26 · answer #4 · answered by babu 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to control swelling=) I did not make this up
2006-12-16 23:42:11 · answer #5 · answered by NickynJessie H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋