Jha Kunal, Garg Aarti, Narang Ridhi, Das Sunanda
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India .
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College , Rajasthan, India .
J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Dec;9(12):ZE05-7. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/16670.6918. Epub 2015 Dec 1.
The concept of Unani medicine is based on balancing body humours, the imbalance of which causes diseases. The application of leech therapy in medical and dental science is well recognized. Although easy and non-invasive, complications also exist. The article aims to presents a brief review on the applications of leech therapy. The physiological effect, along with its therapeutic role in cancer, diabetes and dentistry have been underlined. Complications of leech therapy have also been dealt with.
尤那尼医学的概念基于平衡人体体液,体液失衡会导致疾病。水蛭疗法在医学和牙科学中的应用已得到广泛认可。尽管水蛭疗法简便且无创,但也存在并发症。本文旨在对水蛭疗法的应用进行简要综述。文中强调了水蛭疗法的生理效应及其在癌症、糖尿病和牙科学中的治疗作用。同时也探讨了水蛭疗法的并发症。