Seems I heard that leaches are veing used again in legit medicine for some purpose. Maybe to hp stop bleeding or something; can’t recall for sure.
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That’s true. Cousin, a nurse, was telling me about it. I think one of her patients needed leeches around the eye, after surgery for facial injuries, to reduce swelling in such a tender area. She was telling me all the creepy details and I was thinking, “Thank you, Lord, that I never went into nursing ...” even though, as farmers, we’ve had plenty of animated discussions at meals about cow manure, calf diarrhea, retained placenta’s, etc.
They are used to help pull blood flow into extremities when good flow is restricted for some reason. It can prevent gangrene in some cases such as severed and reattached limbs.
They (leeches) can be used when a severed finger is re-attached. They are put on the end of the digit to facilitate blood flow and reduce swelling.
Leeches have been used on severed fingers to help pull blood to them and heal.