Medicinal leech therapy (MLT) or hirudotherapy, an old technique, has been studied by many researchers for possible effects on various diseases such as inflammatory diseases, osteoarthritis, and after different surgeries.

Hirudo medicinalis, or the European medicinal leech, is one of several species of leeches used as medicinal leeches. Other species of Hirudo sometimes also used as medicinal leeches include H. orientalis, H. troctina, and H. verbana.

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 number of conditions including battle wound treatment.

Currently, in some countries of Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia hirudotherapy is officially recognized as a classic alternative therapy of diseases and symptoms suchas phlebitis, osteoarthritis, hypertension and glaucoma.

Leech therapy (also known as hirudotherapy) is a natural, safe treatment which utilises the healing properties of leeches. The healing properties of leeches have been known for hundreds of years.

2018年3月29日 · Leech therapy — which is also referred to as hirudotherapy — is still used today by many medical professionals. The leech enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the 1970s and has been used with...

The practice of using leeches in medicine today is known as hirudotherapy. Hirudotherapy is mainly used in trauma and plastic and reconstructive surgery to salvage tissue flaps and skin grafts whose viability is threatened by venous congestion.

2010年11月1日 · Hirudotherapy was used in the treatment of 39 patients (10 male and 29 female) aged 28–58 years with chronic sialadenitis and sialadenosis. The control group consisted of 15 normal subjects without salivary glands diseases.

2016年3月17日 · Read about the application and health benefits of medicinal leech therapy (hirudotherapy) for cancer, diabetes, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular diseases.

Hirudotherapy offers a holistic approach to health issues. The Hirudo medicinalis leech has potent medicinal properties, promising for medical research. You'll get one-on-one attention from our amazing teachers and you can learn with people from all over the globe.