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| In modern times leech therapy gains ground | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 7: Good news for women interested in getting rid of wrinkles and other signs of ageing. However, the treatment seeks a sacrifice- a small quantity of blood. No syringes or needles are needed. A couple of leeches can do it for them if they do not get a nauseatic feeling. But then women can do anything for looking young!
Massive advancement in medical sciences notwithstanding, leech therapy is gaining ground in the Valley. The ancient mode of treatment after receiving union health ministry nod has attracted many a patient across Kashmir.
According to Director Central Unani Medicine, Dr Muhammad Khalid Sidiq, a number of ailments including Arthritis, tension and migraine can be cured by this therapy. "The saliva of leech contains more than one hundred bioactive substances that cure a number of ailments. And it is totally safe with no side effects", he said.
However, Dr Khalid warns against repeated use of a single leech on more than one patient. "It may cause HIV", he said. "If different leeches are used on different patients then it is safe. In fact the patients must ensure that a fresh leech has been used on them", he added.
While women in rural areas know about the treatment and at times allow the sticky creature to suck their blood, the women in urban area get a nauseatic feeling at the very mention of leech. "I cannot even think of a creature sucking my blood while I am conscious", Rafiqua, a college lecturer said.
Leech therapy started in Egypt some 2500 years ago. Then it was used to pump out toxins from the body. Presently a European specie Hirudo Medicinalis is used as it consumes between 5 and 15 ml of blood - 4-6 times their body weight in a single feeding. Generally leech therapists use up to 10 leeches so the patient can lose up to 150 ml of blood during the treatment
The bite of a leech gives pain equitant to three mosquito bites. The leech saliva is filled with a chemical that contains a painkiller, which stops the patient from feeling the bite. The saliva also has a chemical, which keeps the blood from clotting.
Leech is the ideal therapist for blood circulation disturbances. Usually unsatisfactory blood circulation is connected with diseases such as: Thrombose, cramp veins, Haemorrhoiden, cardiac infarct, impact accumulations, calcifying the containers, Tinnitus. Positive effects could be determined with rheumatism, Arthrose, volume disk problems, pulling, bruises, muscular pains or muscle injuries.
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