THE Indian Proctology Society in Orissa
has succeeded in finding an ayurvedic
cure for filaria and elephantiasis. Lakhs
of people are afflicted by these two
deformities in the coastal regions of Balasore, Puri and Ganjam. The society
is curing both the diseases with the
help of 'leech', a water insect. The,
patients of filaria and elephantiasis are
usually treated through the 'process of
elimination', in which waste-blood,
extra flesh with pus is extracted
through different methods. But if the
leech is administered on the affected',
area of filaria/
elephantiasis, it
sucks the bad blood
to the tune of five
to 10 ml in one sitting. Patients can be
administered with
five to 10 leeches
which can suck
about 100 ml of bad
blood at a time.
Later on, turmeric
and salt are used to
remove the leech.
The society has
successfully cured
about 15 patients
by this indigenous
method. The patient
needs at least 20
such sittings with
leech for a complete
cure.
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