Leech powder dosage of 0.3 ~ 0.5g, not a day to take 2g powder, and can not be taken for a long time, leeches for blood stasis medicine, long-term use of easy to hurt the body’s vitality.
Leeches are flat, salty, bitter, slightly toxic, and enter the liver meridian. The basic effect is to break blood and pass through the meridians (break blood stasis, usually meridians), expel blood stasis and eliminate symptoms (get rid of blood stasis and lumps in the body).
It can be used to treat obstruction in the abdomen (tangible or intangible lumps in the abdomen with distension and pain), menstrual stasis (menstrual shutdown due to stasis and blood stagnation), bruises and injuries, musculoskeletal folds and injuries, hemiplegia, hemiparesis, hemiplegia, crooked mouth and tongue, and unfavorable speech.
Leeches have the effect of breaking up blood stasis and removing blood stasis. If taken for a long time, it may hurt the body’s vital energy and cause excessive menstruation in women, so leeches should not be taken for a long time and in large quantities. The adverse effects of leeches are not clear, and leeches are prohibited for pregnant women and those with excessive menstruation.
Patients who feel unwell are advised to consult a doctor in time. If you need to use leeches to cure your illness, you should use them under the guidance of a doctor.