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Development of Leech extract as a therapeutic agent: A chronological review

Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine
Introduction: Leech extract contains many identified bioactive substances which have a variety of biological effects. Leech extract was discovered in the late 19th century and since then many pharmaceutical products have been produced using leech extract
Mohamed Alaama, Omer Kucuk, Birdal Bilir, Ahmed Merzouk, Abbas Mohammad Ghawi, Mukerrem Betul Yerer, Mohamed Alaa Ahmado, Abdualrahman Mohammed Abdualkader, A.B.M. Helaluddin   +8 more
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The achievements of modern medicine in systemic hirudotherapy

Российский журнал биомеханики, 1999
Статья представляет обзор современного состояния гирудотерапии как современной отрасли медицины. Врачи используют лечение пиявками (Hirudo Medicinalis) уже более 2500 лет, но сейчас наблюдается новый интерес к этому методу лечения. В статье описываются достоинства лечения пиявками: 1) возможность обойти побочные эффекты и осложнения лечения лекарствами;
Gilyova, O., Korobeinikova, G., Gilyova, E., Gibadullina, N.   +3 more
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'Pearls' of the nineteenth-century: from therapeutic actors to global commodities medicinal leeches in the Ottoman Empire. [PDF]

Med Hist, 2023
Arabacı B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Complementary alternative medicine in rheumatic diseases: Causes, choices, and outcomes according to patients. [PDF]

Eur J Rheumatol, 2022
Gözcü E, Çakmak İ, Öz B, Karataş A, Akar ZA, Koca SS.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Leech Therapy Protects Free Flaps against Venous Congestion, Thrombus Formation, and Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: Benefits, Complications, and Contradictions. [PDF]

Arch Bone Jt Surg, 2022
Mousavian A, Sabzevari S, Parsazad S, Moosavian H.   +3 more
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HIRUDOTHERAPY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN FOLK MEDICINE

Hirudotherapy is one of the oldest methods of traditional medicine, based on the use of medicinal leeches. This article discusses the biological mechanisms of hirudotherapy, its role in folk practices, and its modern clinical applications. The method has shown effectiveness in cardiovascular, neurological, and dermatological conditions.
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Salvage of pedicled anterolateral thigh flap for closure of a massive full-thickness abdominal wall defect using modified Perez protocol for chemical leeching-a case report. [PDF]

J Surg Case Rep
Babalola OF, Udensi R, Salawu AI, Hassan AS, Ogunmoroti OJ.   +4 more
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Congestion … Sinister … Vena Amoris … and the LOVE ♥ of Microsurgery. [PDF]

Arch Plast Surg
Hong JP, Innocenti M, Hallock GG.
europepmc   +1 more source

Medical Leech Therapy (Hirudotherapy)

Our Dermatology Online, 2016
Uwe Wollina, Birgit Heinig, Andreas Nowak   +2 more
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Reverse Sural Flap Venous Congestion Successfully Managed With Enoxaparin in a Male Patient With a Traumatic Foot Crush Injury: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus
Velasco-Bustamante J, Velasco-Bustamante D, Bravo-Romero C, Nacimba-Aman C, Peñafiel-Pallares WS.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source