Health problems periodically disturb each person and require urgent intervention. In certain situations, medications that are made from substances offered to humans by nature itself provide significant assistance.
They are effective in addition to the prescribed pharmacological treatment. In the early stages of the disease can be taken as an independent medicine. Such drugs include a gel called "Hirudo", the main component of which is considered the saliva of a medical leech.
Dr. Nikonov’s gel passed certain tests and received a certificate from a research institute. It significantly accelerates wound healing, is used in complex therapy and for the prevention of a number of diseases.
Pharmacological actions
The main substance of the Hirudo gel has the following positive effects on the body:
- blood-thinning;
- analgesic;
- eliminates inflammation;
- heals wound surfaces;
- restores protective functions;
- Helps lower blood pressure
- removes swelling;
- improves the general condition of the skin;
- activates metabolic processes;
- enhances lymphatic outflow.
Including trace elements that are secreted by these creatures, are part of many biologically active additives.
Leech extract has been used in medicine and cosmetics for over three thousand years.
Structure
The main active substance of the gel is hirudin, which secrete leeches. It helps slow down blood coagulation.
Leech extract is far from the only beneficial ingredient these creatures produce. Here is some of them:
- bioenergy modulators;
- aeglins;
- the bdellins.
All of the above components, as well as amino acids and substances are unique and very useful for use in the complex treatment of a wide variety of diseases.
Indications
The most commonly used gel is "Hirudo" for vascular ailments, including:
- Trophic ulcers (a defect in the skin or mucous membrane that occurs after rejection of necrotic tissue and is characterized by a torpid course, a small tendency to heal and a tendency to relapse).
- Varicose veins (a disease accompanied by thinning of the venous wall, an increase in the lumen of the veins and the formation of aneurysm-like nodular extensions).
- Thrombophlebitis (a disease characterized by an inflammatory process in the vein wall with a blood clot in its lumen).
After using the drug in most patients, swelling, pain during physical exertion, and a feeling of heaviness in the lower extremities are eliminated.
In addition, the Hirudo gel is widely used in complex therapy and in the prevention of a number of diseases. Including:
- To eliminate pressure sores. Cream from the saliva of leeches has an anti-inflammatory effect, regenerates the skin on the affected parts of the body.
- With hemorrhoids and cracks, the gel inhibits inflammation and helps to eliminate unpleasant symptoms in a short time.
- Burns of the first and second degrees can also serve as an indication for the use of the drug.
- With psoriasis (a chronic non-infectious disease, dermatosis, which affects mainly the skin).
- During herpes, the medication stops the inflammatory process and regenerates the skin and mucous membranes.
- After surgery, the gel is used as a wound healing agent.
- With periodontitis, it eliminates pain, inflammation and swelling.
- With furunculosis (multiple purulent-necrotic lesion of the hair follicles).
In addition, the Hirudo foot gel is indispensable for those who spend a lot of time standing and in constant motion. The drug helps to eliminate discomfort in the lower extremities after a long working day, removes pain and heaviness. It is widely used in sports as a restorative and healing medicine.
With the help of enhanced microcirculation and lymphatic outflow, it perfectly eliminates headaches and joint pains. You need to know that in cosmetology the cream is used as an anti-aging agent. The drug restores metabolism, cools and moisturizes the skin.
Contraindications
Gel "Hirudo" can be used by absolutely everyone, but, like any medicine, it has a number of prohibitions on the use. These include:
- Intolerance to the constituents of the product.
- Pregnancy.
- Breast-feeding.
- Age is less than twelve years.
Before you start using the drug, you should make sure that there are no allergic manifestations. This is done as follows:
- On the wrist you need to apply a layer of gel and leave for about six hours.
- If there is no redness, you can use the medication.
Mode of application
Hirudotherapy - what is it? A method of alternative medicine, one of the areas of naturopathy, the treatment of various human diseases using a medical leech.
As a rule, the drug is used twice a day for one month. In case of serious injuries or problems with venous circulation, the number of gel applications per day can be increased up to three times, and the full course can be extended to six months.
To apply the Girudo foot gel, in turn, nothing is required:
- The drug must be applied with a thin layer on a sore area of the body.
- Wait until it is completely absorbed.
- Rub the ointment into the skin is not necessary.
It is not recommended to use the gel in conjunction with other cosmetics, since hirudin can react with foreign components, which can provoke severe irritation of the skin.
Conclusion
In the end, we can say that the gel "Hirudo" is an excellent tool that can help solve and prevent many diseases. At the same time, it is not recommended to take the drug as a cure for all diseases.
The body's reactions to leech saliva are individual, therefore, before treatment, it is necessary to consult a medical specialist. If there are health problems, do not refuse the medication prescribed by your doctor. A gel must be used as an additional medication to maintain and restore the body.
Opinions
People who use the Hirudo cream leave only positive reviews. Patient responses about the drug indicate that the feeling of fatigue and pain in the legs after a hard day is removed after application of the gel.
Most people often use the drug after surgical interventions associated with varicose veins. The medication does not leave greasy stains on clothes, it is easy to apply.