Analgesic effect of medicinal leeches in chronic diseases

48 young, middle-aged and elderly male and female subjects with various chronic diseases of various body systems were studied under the influence of the complex of biologically active substances of the medicinal leech species Hirudo verbana. It was found that medicinal leeches are able to show strong analgesic effects in various chronic pathologies, regardless of gender and age. The beginning of the pain-relieving effect occurs already after the first attachment, and the maximum effect is manifested after the third and fourth production. In addition to the pain-relieving effect, most of the subjects, regardless of the article and age, felt a strong influx of energy, and after completing the course of productions, the physiological parameters of the blood began to recover and the functionality of the organs began to recover.