What does leech do? How to use it?

Leech, a Chinese medicine name, is leech, leech or dried leech of Leech family. It is salty, bitter and flat in nature, with little toxicity, and enters the liver meridian. It has the effects of removing blood stasis, dredging channels and activating collaterals, and can be used for treating abdominal mass, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, traumatic injury and other diseases. However, it should be noted that pregnant women and patients without blood stasis should ban leeches.

First of all, fresh leeches themselves have hirudin, which is a secretion of the head gland and a polypeptide. Its secretion contains a histamine-like substance, such as heparin and antithrombin. As a traditional Chinese medicine leech, it has the effect of terminating pregnancy, especially suitable for early pregnancy. Moreover, leech, a traditional Chinese medicine, also has anticoagulant effect, which can significantly inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce blood viscosity, thus preventing thrombosis. In addition, leech can also improve the microcirculation of the body, absorb some hematoma caused by acute cerebral hemorrhage, relieve inflammation and edema around brain tissue, and relieve the increase of intracranial pressure, thus improving local circulation and facilitating the recovery of neurological function.

Secondly, leech can obviously reduce hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia and triglycerides. In addition, hirudin can inhibit the growth of tumor cells and liver cancer. Because leech has a high anticoagulant effect, it is beneficial to be used as an anticancer drug, which can act on immunocompetent cells to infiltrate cancer tissues and kill cancer cells. In addition, it is worth noting that some people with weak constitution or weak pulse should not use leeches. Pregnant women and people with bleeding tendency can't use leeches. There are also some anemia patients, and the anemia situation is often more serious after taking leeches. Generally, when taking leeches, it is necessary to replenish qi and blood at the same time to prevent harm to the body.

To sum up, we know that leech, a traditional Chinese medicine, has many functions, which can obviously reduce hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia and inhibit the growth of tumor cells. However, in the process of using leeches, we should also pay attention. Some specific people must avoid using leeches. It is best for patients to use leeches under the guidance of doctors, and pay attention to tonifying qi and blood, so as not to cause harm to the body.