Names:  Fresh Water Leech, Leeches, Medicinal Leech. Hirudo medicinalis.

Properties:

breaks up blood stasis, reduces immobile masses – amenorrhea, trauma

Dosage: 1.5 – 3g. 

Also Used For:

Topically, leeches are used for stimulating blood flow and relieving venous congestion at postoperative surgical flap sites and at sites of surgical reattachment, such as fingers, toes, or ears. They are also used for hematoma drainage; varicose veins; purpura fulminans; macroglossia; bladder extrophy; infectious myocarditis; and ear diseases including tinnitus, otitis media, and acute external otitis.

Links

Biopharm Leeches