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Various papers written by our Founder and Managing Director, Dr Roy T. Sawyer 

WATCH: See How Leeches Can Be A Surgeon's Sidekick
[National Public Radio (US) ]

Leech convicts Australian robber
[BBC News]

FDA approves leeches as medical devices
[MSNBC]

358 Leeches Help Rebuild Woman's Face After Severe Dog Attack
[THE LOCAL SE]

The humble leech's medical magic
[BBC News]
 
Leeches
[Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax]

The effect of garlic, beer, and sour cream on leeches
[University of Bergen]

Stanford surgical helpers are out for blood
[Stanford University]
 
Leeching (medical procedure)
[Britannica Online Encyclopedia]
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Interesting Leech Facts

  • There are 650 known species of Leeches
  • The largest leech discovered measured 18 inches.
  • About one fifth of leech species live in the sea where they feed on fish.
  • The leech has 32 brains - 31 more than a human.
  • The Hirudo leech lays its babies within a cocoon; whereas the Amazon leech carries its babies on its stomach - sometimes as many as 300.
  • Not all leeches are bloodsuckers. Many are predators, which eat earthworms, etc.
  • At Biopharm we mainly deal with the species Hirudo medicinalis & Hirudo verbana (European Medical Leech) & Hirudinaria manillensis (Asian Medical Leech)
  • The first leech was used in medicine about 1000 B.C., probably in ancient India.
  • In plastic and reconstructive surgery BIOPHARM® LEECHES have helped to save the limbs of patients in 29 different countries. 
  • The nervous system of the leech is very similar to the human nervous system and is of enormous benefit to researchers in their quest for the answers to human problems.
Biopharm - Suppliers of Leeches since 1812