Leech Therapy in Traditional Medicine : Hirudotherapy, Paperback by Hasan, Syed I.; Alam, Tanwir, ISBN 1517784433, ISBN-13 9781517784430, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

In this book author comprises the possible indications of leech therapy along with procedures, safety concerns, historical perspective, surgical operative standards, and contraindication of the same described in traditional system of medicine. This book covers the following titles: SN Title Page No. 1 Introduction 10-13 2 History of Leech Therapy 14-22 3 Leech Therapy in Unani:Historical perspective 23 4 Natural History of Leech therapy 24-25 5 Definition of Hirudotherapy 26-28 6 Leech Taxonomy and Morphology 29-30 7 The Biology of Leech Feeding 31-32 8 Clinical Practice of Leech Therapy 33-35 9 Leech Therapy for Arthritis 36-37 10 Leech Therapy for Cardio-vascular Diseases 38-43 11 Leech Therapy for Alopecia 44-45 12 Leech Therapy for Infantile Cerebral Palsy 46-49 13 Leech Therapy for Hepatitis 50-51 14 Leech Therapy for Endometriosis 52-53 15 Leech Therapy for Dental Issues 54-56 16 Leech Therapy for Digestive System Diseases 57 17 Leech Therapy for Drug,Alcohol Detox 58-60 18 Leech Therapy for Eye Diseases 61-67 19 Leech Therapy for Sport Injuries 68-71 20 Leech Therapy for Migraine/headaches 72 21 Leech Therapy for Urological Issues 73-74 22 Leech Therapy in Gynecology 75-76 23 Other conditions suitable for Leech Therapy 77-86 24 The Mechanics of Leech Therapy 87-93 25 Safety concerns regarding Leech Therapy 94-100 26 Leech therapy: Is it safe? 101-05 27 The Benefits of Leech Therapy and its Effects 106-12 28 Standard Operative Procedures 113-16 29 Procedure of Leech therapy 117-24 30 Complications 125-30 31 Conclusion 131-32 32 References 133-35