The historical development of the sanguessuga therapy

The sanguessuga is already long time for its welfare-ends effect admits. The first recordings concerning the use of sanguessugas in the medicine originate from the period 1500 before Christi. The Babylonier mentions already in its cuneiform scripts the medicinal use from sanguessuga to the treatment of humans.

In Europe one finds the first recordings about sanguessuga therapy with the Greek physician and poet Nikandros of Colophon (2.tes Jhr.v.Chr.).

The sanguessuga therapy became ever more popular in the course of the time. Center of the 19.ten of century was in such a way redused by strong consumption the sanguessuga population that the sanguessuga was threatened by becoming extinct. A further danger for the sanguessuga represents the increasing environmental pollution by the rising frameworks industrialization. sanguessuga settle only pure water and like that are today very limited the natural habitats for the sanguessuga.

With the reduction of the sanguessugas also the popularity of the sanguessuga therapy sank.

Only in the 80's of the last century the sanguessuga became again en vogue. New operation methods in the micro surgery became from an old acquaintance - who sanguessuga - extremely helpfully supports. Begun when venous congestions in the context of the transplantation surgery today again increases the sanguessuga as congestion liquidator.

In addition, with many other disease pictures how: Angina pectoris, Apoplexie, chest gland inflammation, depressions, Furunkeln, Gallenblasenentzuendungen, belt rose, testicle inflammations, hypertonia, cramp veins, tonsillar abscess, Nebenhoehlenentzuendungen, Phlebitis, rheumatism, Thrombosen or Tinnitus is drawn the sanguessuga today again gladly "medicinally to rate"