Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis

Leech Therapy for Thrombosis and Thrombophlebitis.

Thrombosis is a formation within the blood vessels solid blood clots (thrombi). Thrombosis leads to obstruction of the blood flow and even complete blockage of the vessels, including possibility of causing stroke or heart attack.

Thrombophlebitis is an inflammation of the walls of the veins with the formation of a blood clot in them. The reasons are the same: slowing of blood flow through the veins (venous stasis, increased blood clotting (hypercoagulation), violation of the integrity of the walls of the veins, poor functioning of the valves in the veins). Thrombophlebitis of the lower extremities is most often a complication of varicose veins in people who do not receive treatment on time.

Leech Therapy is well know for its blood-thinning and blood clot dissolving properties and therefore is effective in the treatment of above conditions.

How Leech Therapy can help?

Dissolves blood clots and thrombus
Blood-thinning effect, natural powerful anti-coagulant
Reduces blood viscosity
Improves blood circulation
Reducing pain and pressure in legs
Cleans atherosclerotic and cholesterol plaques
Cleans and restores blood vessel walls
Smoothers inner surface of blood vessels
Prevents arteries from hardening
Improves micro-circulation and stimulates growth of new capillaries
Reduces high blood pressure
Reduces inflammation

Explanation

In About Leech Therapy page we talk about the following leech saliva ingredients and their effects:

Hirudin discovered in 1902 is the most studied component of leech saliva. It is a powerful natural anticoagulant / blood-thinner which prevents unhealthy blood clotting, reduces blood viscosity and improves blood circulation throughout the body.

Destabilase in leech saliva cleans blood by dissolving blood clots and thrombus and preventing the formation of new ones. It lengthens the blood clotting time and has strong anti-aggregating properties causing decomposition of clotted blood.

Apyrase – dissolves cholesterol plaques on blood vessel walls and protects arteries from hardening. It determines the anti-sclerotic effect of leech saliva. Apyrase increases the activity of the lipoprotein lipase enzyme that decreases the total cholesterol and low-density betalipoproteins levels which lead to formation of atherosclerotic plaques in the blood vessels.

Hualuronidase – smoothes the inner walls of blood vessels which helps the blood flow. It also improves the microcirculation by promoting the formation of new capillaries.

Leech saliva also has anti-bacterial, pain-killing and most importantly anti-inflammatory properties (englins, bradykinins and bdelins).

Combined all benefits of leech therapy enable us to get very good results with the treatment of thrombosis and thrombophlebitis. We often see positive results within first few sessions.

Read more about leech qualities here – https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2020/03/how-leeches-can-save-lives-and-limbs-for-some-patients.