Abstract:
Abstract
Background: According to the literature, the history of hirudotherapy includes several millenniums. With the
development of science, researches in medicine have resulted in rapid and quite good treatment of acute diseases. In this
way, in a short period of time a strong pharmaceutical industry, which proposes large amounts of synthetic drugs,has been
developed. As a result, the share of natural remedies has considerably decreased, and the specialists of this field were essentially distressed. Today we observe that modern medicine rediscovers hirudotherapy. The leeches possess a mechanism
that locks the system of hemostasis of the donor, represented by biologically active substances, secreted by the salivary
glands. Due to these substances, hirudotherapy has many therapeutic effects. As mentioned before, hirudotherapy acts on
the human body through general, local and bioenergetical effects.
Conclusions: First of all, zonality of curative effect is determined by regional adjusting of blood and lymphatic circulation. Therefore, the local action is the most important manifestation of hirudotherapy. The general action is based on
the application of leeches in certain reflexogenic areas, arranged to the skin, and in regions of anastomoses between the
deep and superficial venous system. In this context, the role of clinical anatomy is essential in determination of the points
and areas where leeches are applied.
Description:
Catedra de anatomie topografică și chirurgie operatorie, Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu”, Chişinău, Republica Moldova, Conferința Ştiinţifică Internaţională ”Probleme actuale ale morfologiei” dedicată celor 70 de ani de la fondarea Universității de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu”, Chişinău, 15-16 octombrie 2015
