Benefits of Leeches

Leeches, just by hearing his name alone can make many people goosebumps. The leech is considered a disgusting animal, probably because of its dark and creepy color.

Leeches are animals incorporated in Annelida phylum with Hirudinea subclasses, leeches can live on land, fresh water and saltwater. Leeches or pacettes are hermaphrodite or double-sexed animals as well as worms. Leeches are much avoided, because these animals have a habit of sucking blood, be it other animals or humans though. Leeches live in paddy fields and a lot of water. Therefore you should be careful when in a pool of water, swamp or river. If the leech has sucked your blood, then it will not escape even if you try to pull it out as hard as possible. Leeches will escape when he was satisfied sucking the blood of his victim, when his body was swollen with the blood of his prey. If the leech sucks your blood, do not draw it. This animal even though his body broke up, he will not die. The broken pieces will become new leeches. So all you have to do is quickly grab a cigarette ash or alcohol and then sprinkle it. By sprinkling cigarette ash or alcohol, then the leech will die.

Worms have many benefits as well as leeches. Leeches are very useful for humans especially leeches are used for human health. All leech species belong to carniforous or meat-eating animals. Although these blood-sucking animals are often hated by humans, but animals called leeches are very beneficial for humans. One of the benefits of leeches is that leech body contains anticoagulants or anti-clotting and leeches also contain other substances such as penicillin, anti-inflammatory and anesthesia for anesthesia.

Leeches that live can treat the itching and scabies that are difficult to recover by sucking the sick body parts. Joint pain can also be overcome by using leeches. Pain due to arthritis in the knee that sometimes makes the patient difficulty moving, can be overcome by taking advantage of the leech in its ability to produce a substance that resembles morphine, the most powerful pain reliever.

In addition, leeches are also apparently capable of producing anticoagulant substances. A substance that helps smooth blood flow. This animal saliva can be used as medicinal oil. Leech oil is very good and beneficial to health because it can control the platelets, a kind of blood clots that block the flow of blood. In medical science, leeches are often used while performing small nerve surgery, which aims to keep the blocked blood flow back to normal.
Heart disease and diabetes can also be prevented by using leeches. The two diseases are caused by unhealthy lifestyles that cause blockage of blood vessels. Many therapies performed using leeches, therapies using leeches suction is proven to cure chronic diseases and also increase body stamina.