Leech Therapy and History

Medical Leeches Are Back (Yes, You Read That Right)

Medical Leeches Are Back (Yes, You Read That Ri...

Leeches are especially helpful when veins are damaged and unable to properly drain blood from extremities, for example, in recently reattached amputations. Applying medical leeches. From Historia Medica by W. van den...

Medical Leeches Are Back (Yes, You Read That Ri...

Leeches are especially helpful when veins are damaged and unable to properly drain blood from extremities, for example, in recently reattached amputations. Applying medical leeches. From Historia Medica by W. van den...

Embryology in the Qur’ān. A description of the Alaqah stage

Embryology in the Qur’ān. A description of the ...

By Elias Kareem Last updated: 27 March 2014, version 1.90 revision 79 September 2000, February 2012, March 2012 © Elias Kareem 2014. All rights reserved All images reproduced in this...

Embryology in the Qur’ān. A description of the ...

By Elias Kareem Last updated: 27 March 2014, version 1.90 revision 79 September 2000, February 2012, March 2012 © Elias Kareem 2014. All rights reserved All images reproduced in this...

The Medicinal Use of Leeches in the Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire

The Medicinal Use of Leeches in the Nineteenth ...

The Leech Craze: The Medicinal Use and Commodification of Leeches in the Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire Yasemin Baran Abstract This article is about the Ottoman Empire’s gradual turn from the...

The Medicinal Use of Leeches in the Nineteenth ...

The Leech Craze: The Medicinal Use and Commodification of Leeches in the Nineteenth Century Ottoman Empire Yasemin Baran Abstract This article is about the Ottoman Empire’s gradual turn from the...