An overview of leech and its therapeutic applications

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“…They have been used to treat a range of medical conditions, such as blood-clotting disorders, arthritis, varicose veins and other circulatory disorders. 4,5 Leech therapy provides curative actions in offering pain relief to patients of various forms of arthritis, the agony related to pain, varicose veins, and post-surgical swelling. This is due to the anticoagulant and vasodilatory properties of their saliva, which help to increase blood flow and prevent blood clots.…”

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Hirudoteraphy in pain management

Mordeniz,

Yardımcı

2023

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This study was conducted in order to evaluate the results of leech application in the treatment of chronic pain patients. The patients were subjected to leech therapy on the day of their visit on the most painful area. In the study, observations were conducted both before and after leech therapy, and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores were recorded to assess pain levels. The VAS scores ranged from 0 to 10, with 0 indicating no pain and 10 representing the highest level of pain possible. Duration of effect and recovery times were also recorded. The results showed that leech application is effective in the treatment of pain complaints. There was a significant decrease in pain complaints with leech therapy in patients and the average pain intensity in a 10 mm VAS before treatment decreased from 5.75 to 1.45 after treatment. A positive effect was observed in the applied treatments in a short period of 2 hours on average, and improvement was observed in 1-2 days.

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Hirudoteraphy in pain management

Mordeniz,

Yardımcı

2023

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Hirudiniasis in Cattle in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region of Tanzania

Mulilo

Siwila

Madoshi³

et al. 2020

Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine

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Hirudiniasis is a condition caused by infestation by leeches. Despite the annoyance, clinical signs, and associated lesions caused by leeches in both humans and animals, the extent of the problem in Tanzania is not well elucidated. Individual animals and people become infested when they drink, bath, or walk through contaminated water sources. Leech infestations are more common in rural areas where water is scarce especially during the dry season. In this report, clinical cases of hirudiniasis in twenty-seven (27) cattle in Mpwapwa, Tanzania, are presented. The report further reviews the morphological features of leeches and creates awareness among the affected cattle farmers and the general public. A total of two hundred (200) live cattle were examined; out of these, 27 cattle had live leeches. There were, on average, 3–8 leeches per animal. Affected cattle had wounds on the gums, buccal mucosa, root of the tongue, and under the tongue with copious amounts of blood-stained frothy discharge. Further, the affected animals had respiratory distress and were rolling their tongues. The leeches were manually removed from all the affected cattle, with uneventful recovery. Laboratory examination revealed segmented, dorsal-ventral flattened, cylindrical parasites which had posterior and anterior suckers. The leech infestation was linked to drinking water from a pond which was suspected to be contaminated with “undescribed organisms” as indicated by the farmers. A follow-up was made and revealed no new cases and complete recovery of the affected animals. Hirudiniasis is one of the neglected diseases in humans and livestock and, therefore, requires integrated efforts especially in areas where water is scarce during the dry season. It is anticipated that this case report will stimulate interest and more studies in the subject matter to understand the extent of the problem and document the species and distribution of leeches in Tanzania.

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Tıbbi Sülük Terapisi (Hirudoterapi)

Yaman¹

2019

Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research

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Sülükler halkalı omurgasızlar sınıfındadır, kan ile beslenirler ve antik dönemden beri çeşitli hastalıkları tedavi etmek için flebotomide kullanılırlar. Hirudoterapi, tedavi için tıbbi sülüklerin uygulanmasıdır. Sülük tedavisinin terapötik kullanımı köklü bir yöntemdir ve eski Mısır'a, medeniyetin başlangıcına dayanır. 20. yüzyılın sonunda yeni terapi kavramları sülük tedavisinin yerini almıştır. Mikrovasküler cerrahi tekniklerle birlikte son yıllarda tıbbi sülüklerin kullanımında bir "yeniden doğuş" olmuştur. Hirudo medicinalis, sülükler arasında en geniş terapotik kullanıma sahiptir ancak dünya çapında birçok farklı tür test edilmiş ve incelenmiştir. Sülük tedavisi genellikle ağrısız olan bir ilk ısırığı, ardından 5 ila 15 ml kan emmeyi içerir. Başlıca terapötik faydaları sadece ısırma sırasında emilen kandan değil, aynı zamanda çeşitli biyoaktif maddelerden de kaynaklanmaktadır. Sülük tükürüğü; eglin, bdellin, hirudin, hyaluronidaz, calin, destabilas, apiraz, dekorin, hirustatin, triptaz inhibitörleri ve histamin benzeri maddeler, kompleman inhibitörleri, karboksipeptidaz A-inhibitörleri ve asetilkolin gibi çeşitli biyoaktif bileşikler içerir. Bu bileşikler; koagülasyonun inhibisyonundan, analjezik etkiden, kas gevşetici etkiden ve bağışıklık sistemi üzerindeki düzenlemeden sorumludur. Hirudoterapi; kardiyoloji, ortopedi, jinekoloji, oftalmoloji, plastik ve rekonstrüktif cerrahi gibi alanlarda geniş bir terapötik uygulama yelpazesine sahiptir. Bu derleme sülükler hakkında; tarihçesi, genel özellikleri, etki mekanizmaları ve tıbbi bir cihaz olarak uygulanmasını içeren genel bir bakış sunar.

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An overview of leech and its therapeutic applications

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Hirudoteraphy in pain management

Hirudoteraphy in pain management

Hirudiniasis in Cattle in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region of Tanzania

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