Contraindications for a leech therapy

• Blood clotting disturbance like e.g. Bluter
• strong blood poverty (anemia)
• Allergi reactions to active substances of the leechs
• Caution is required with pregnant women and satisfying mothers
• and with humans with a bad constitution

"The leechtherapy is only permissible on well supplied with blood skin areas. Where the skin is cold very palely or livide and, always doubts are appropriate, in addition, strongly edematous skin is unsuitable for the leech. leech are thus unsuitable for the local treatment of the arterial catch illness and in the proximity of a gangrene. The border of the still healthy range may not be exceeded. leech carry out property with the treatment of ulcers and Thrombophlebitiden. A malpractice however would be it to set it in the center of a healed abscess or directly at the edge of an existing Ulcus cruris "(1)

(1) Dr.med Ingo William Mueller - manual of the leech therapy (2000)