Clinical efficacy of medicinal leech therapy in treating third- and fourth-degree hemorrhoids
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.); 41 (2), 2021
Abstract Objectives Hemorrhoids are characterized by bleeding, mucous discharge, itching, pain, and prolapse. This condition is known as bawaseer in Unani medicine, and Hirudinaria granulosa has been used for its treatment in Irsal-e Alaq, or medicinal leech therapy (MLT), for centuries. Hirudinaria gr...