02/15/2024
Is leech therapy FDA approved?
The short answer is YES!!
Leeching was a popular therapeutic practice throughout the ages for a wide range for diseases and it was applied as an unscientific home remedy by traditional therapists. Nowadys, leech came back to the contemporary medicine with fewer applications, which were proven and supported by a huge number of scientific studies and case reports.
Hematophagous animals including leeches have been known to possess biologically active compounds in their secretions, especially in their saliva. The blood-sucking annelids, leeches have been used for therapeutic purposes since the beginning of civilization. ...