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Since ancient times, leeches have been used to treat diseases, as people believed that they suck out "dirty" blood.
In modern medicine, leeches are used to address a wide range of conditions. Specifically, they are used to treat hypertension, vascular obstructions, as well as some other vascular and cardiopathological diseases.
They are also used for treating eye conditions, such as corneal and retinal inflammations, eye hematomas, glaucoma, and cataracts, as well as for otorhinolaryngological conditions (chronic otitis, sinusitis), skin inflammations, hemorrhoids, ulcers, eczema, dental abscesses, joint inflammations, and pain from joint wear.
For the restoration of blood circulation after the reattachment of severed limbs, to address swellings, inflammations, and hematomas due to injuries. This book fills a gap that currently exists in the literature. It sheds ample light on the history of the use of medical leeches, the indications, their usage techniques, as well as the legal aspects that govern the aforementioned.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Alexandra Novotsidou
- Publisher
- Iatrikes Ekdoseis Giannis V. Parisianos
- Type
- Geography, Medicine - Treatments
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitle
- Introduction, indications and techniques, legal aspects
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 96
- Release Date
- 10/2011
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Dimensions
- 12x17 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789609553018
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