The historical development of the pijawka therapy

The pijawka is already long time for its welfare-ends effect admits. The first recordings concerning the use of pijawki in the medicine originate from the period 1500 before Christi. The Babylonier mentions already in its cuneiform scripts the medicinal use from pijawka to the treatment of humans.

In Europe one finds the first recordings about pijawka therapy with the Greek physician and poet Nikandros of Colophon (2.tes Jhr.v.Chr.).

The pijawka therapy became ever more popular in the course of the time. Center of the 19.ten of century was in such a way redused by strong consumption the pijawka population that the pijawka was threatened by becoming extinct. A further danger for the pijawka represents the increasing environmental pollution by the rising frameworks industrialization. pijawka settle only pure water and like that are today very limited the natural habitats for the pijawka.

With the reduction of the pijawki also the popularity of the pijawka therapy sank.

Only in the 80's of the last century the pijawka became again en vogue. New operation methods in the micro surgery became from an old acquaintance - who pijawka - extremely helpfully supports. Begun when venous congestions in the context of the transplantation surgery today again increases the pijawka as congestion liquidator.

In addition, with many other disease pictures how: Angina pectoris, Apoplexie, chest gland inflammation, depressions, Furunkeln, Gallenblasenentzuendungen, belt rose, testicle inflammations, hypertonia, cramp veins, tonsillar abscess, Nebenhoehlenentzuendungen, Phlebitis, rheumatism, Thrombosen or Tinnitus is drawn the pijawka today again gladly "medicinally to rate"