Abstract

*Vd. Pradnya Dakhole, Vd. Kavita Khond, Vd. Sneha Tiwari and Vd. Vardha Karnik

ABSTRACT

According Ayurvedic classics it is safer and less complicated natural process therefore indicated even for the king, rich, old, fearful, weak, women, and the people of tender nature. Records of the medical usage of leeches date back to the beginning of civilization. Modern hirudotherapy differs from that of ancient one because now we do not use wild leeches but grown in a special bio factories where they are in severe quarantine. Except, now a days the leeches used only once. After using a leech it is destroyed this fact excludes infection of the patients. The absolute safety and obvious advantage of hirudotherapy and checked up by thousands of years of experience of mankind and does not cause any doubt in the secretion of medicinal leeches salivary gland, except hirudin inhibitor of ferment thrombin, there is a whole range of biological active combinations. The benefits of leech therapy were earlier thought to be derived from the amount of blood lost, hence relieving congestion and removing the noxious humors Jalaukawacharana is the form by which blood is released in the treatment of Conditions of ill ness such as Psoriasis, Osteoarthria with the aid of therapeutic leeches. Modern medical scien ce is the most acceptable and completely developed science in th entire world. but there is still not much impact on disorders such as Psoriasis, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatic Gout, Chronic Ece zema, Vulgar Acne, Varicose Vein, Sciatica.