Scheme of leeches for various diseases

Hirudotherapy is a science known to mankind from time immemorial. It is used for a variety of diseases. Depending on their nature, the schemes for leeches are also changing. The most popular recommendations and guidelines will be discussed in this article.

History of hirudotherapy and its principles

Leeches are the best natural healers. So even doctors say. They have been actively used since the 18th century: only in our country about 30 million leeches were used annually. Soviet times the turnover of treatment with leeches somewhat decreased, but today they are gaining popularity again. In addition, everything is much simpler now: you need to go for small healers not to a remote swamp, but to the nearest pharmacy.

Special medical leeches are able to produce about 80 biologically active components and nutrients. The most famous of them is called hirudin. It is a leech that releases into the human body at the moment of sucking to the skin. Such a multifunctional medicine facilitates the symptoms of a variety of diseases. Depending on them, the schemes for setting leeches also change. The Atlas of Hirudotherapy describes them in detail, and also gives useful recommendations and testimony. But the basic principles are the same here.

How to treat leeches

The medical leech is placed in a clean vial or test tube, the neck of which is placed close to the skin in the place of the intended setting. If the leech is hungry, it will suck quickly, within 3-5 minutes. It is important that the skin is clean, but without foreign odors - from deodorant, perfume or soap. First, pain can occur, but hirudin has an analgesic effect, and after getting into the body, you will not feel anything. When the leech is poured, it will fall off itself. After this, a sterile bandage should be applied to the site of the bite and tightly bandaged. In a day, the wound will fully heal.

If you have never previously treated with leeches, you must put only one and be sure to monitor the reaction to bites. The further setting is carried out if there is no redness or itching in this place within 24 hours. In the absence of a negative reaction, the number of leeches increases to 3-4, and then to 10-15. In no event should we forget that the scheme of setting leeches for various diseases is different. Leeches - "medicine" is purely individual, and it can not be shared with others. However, for yourself, the same leech can be used several times. True, we'll have to wait until she gets hungry - and this will not happen sooner than a few months.

Scheme of leeches for various diseases

In each case, everything is individual. This applies to the place of setting, and to the number of leeches. Also do not forget that the treatment with leeches must be conducted under the supervision of a doctor and accompanied by taking appropriate medications and other medical procedures.

Cardiological diseases

• At stenocardic attacks, leeches are placed on the sternum, the right costal arch and the intercostal space. The total number is 5-10 pieces.
• In ischemic heart disease, they are located in the sternum, where the xiphoid process joins, in the region of the left 5th intercostal space, in the parathyroid zones, in the region of the heart beat, in the left lumbar part and in the left anus.
• In hypertensive illnesses, the scheme for setting leeches is as follows: on the vertex and in the jugular fossa, between the eyebrows, over the seventh cervical vertebra, in the cervical spine, in the lumbar triangle and in the mastoid processes. On the coccyx leeches are put, beginning with the third session. In total, their number can reach up to 30 pieces.

Pulmonary diseases

In lung diseases, leeches are applied to the jugular fossa, above the first thoracic vertebra, on the lower back and on the sides of the anus. When the infectious processes are completely neutralized, the scheme of setting leeches also includes zones 3 and 4 of the intercostal space, from where their secret will penetrate into the lungs. Parallel to this, the introduction of "Tactivin" subcutaneously, as well as "Sulfacamphocaine" intramuscularly is recommended.

Gastroenterological diseases

• In case of problems with the digestive system, leeches are superimposed on the solar plexus zone, above the fifth lumbar vertebra, on the coccyx and anus. The total number is 10-15 individuals.
• In diseases of the esophagus, leeches are also supplemented with the introduction of "Tactinone" and are located in the area of 2-5 vertebrae and along the lower edge of the ribs.
• With gastric diseases, the best location for leeches is the apex of the xiphoid process and the area of 6-8 ribs.
• Problems of bile ducts suggest setting in the coccyx region and in the region of the first lumbar vertebra (you need to palpate this zone first and mark the most painful point).
• The scheme for leeches with liver diseases is as follows: to the right of the xiphoid process, along the lower margin of 6-8 ribs and below the right costal arch.
• In colitis, leeches should be placed on the abdomen, below the navel, in the area of the puarth ligament. The "Tactivin" is injected subcutaneously.

Neurological diseases

• Natural healers are often used for stroke, as well as during recovery from it. Scheme of leeches: mastoid processes, between the eyebrows and the crown, the area above the cervical vertebrae, from the right or left (depending on the side of the lesion) from the lower jaw.
• With ischemic disease and pre-insult conditions, leeches are superimposed on the region of the crown and cervical vertebrae, the coccyx and the zone of carotid arteries, under the tongue and on the tip of the tongue.
• The use of leeches also helps in tunnel syndrome. In this case, they are placed above the tunnel, in the nervous trunk of which there was a pinch.
• In the atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries, the leeches must adhere to the jugular fossa and in the region of the carotid arteries, as well as on the cervical vertebrae and above the spinous processes.

Surgical diseases

• In thrombophlebitis, the extremities themselves are also treated not directly, but directly the organs that led to the disease. Leeches are placed on the popliteal fossa and along the problematic veins.
• With ventral hernia, the leeches are located above the hernial gates, and a vacuum must be created.
• With arteriosclerosis of blood vessels, leeches should be placed over the sacrum and lumbar vertebrae, behind the ankles and in the popliteal pits. Also the recommended zone is between the toes.
• With furuncles and purulent inflammation, the leech is located directly above the site of the lesion.

Leeches in cosmetology

The scheme of the formulation will be different, depending on the nature of the disease. And it should be determined by a specialist. By and large the leech will be useful no matter where you put it. The exception is the body cavity, the areas in which the skin is particularly thin, and also the places where large venous vessels are located.

Particular attention should be given to leeches on the face. The scheme is individual in each case, and it is better to begin procedures from some inconspicuous place. After bites of leeches can stay for a long time, and get rid of such unpleasant consequences you will have even longer. So it is better to confine yourself to the collar zone and the points behind the ears - in these cases, you can achieve rejuvenation and improve the appearance of the skin.

However, there are diseases in which leeches are recommended to be placed on the face. For example, from a genyantritis - to the right and to the left of a nose, and symptoms of a frontitis will help to facilitate leeches in a superciliary zone. In eye diseases leeches are superimposed on the temporal artery and the outer zone of the osseous edge of the eye, on the mastoid processes, in the zone of the crown and between the eyebrows.

As you can see, there are practically no problems with which hirudotherapy could not cope. Schemes of posing leeches in each case will be individual, and the positive effect of such a procedure will not have to wait long. In addition to improving the condition of the whole organism and reducing the symptoms of the disease, leeches eliminate cosmetic defects, increase the elasticity of the skin.

Useful properties and contraindications for hirudotherapy

Treatment with leeches has a beneficial effect on the whole body: the tone rises, sleep becomes normal, puffiness decreases, blood counts and blood counts improve. All thanks to the secret of leeches, which contain special substances. They accelerate blood circulation and metabolic processes, promote the dissolution of plaques in blood vessels and blood clots.

In addition, a person's eyesight and hearing improve, pressure returns to normal, memory capacity increases. Diabetics normalize the sugar content. In general, the use of leeches will be useful for any average person.

But there are contraindications to this procedure. Do not put leeches with hemophilia and low blood pressure, as well as with the diagnosis "acute anemia". They are not used in the period of taking anticoagulants and with purulent thrombophlebitis. Among other contraindications, there is an individual intolerance to substances contained in the piago secret, as well as pregnancy and critical days in women.