Medicinal plants and secondary metabolites for leech control

Abstract

or example, wearing socks when feet are exposed to the risk, putting dried remains of the bath soap on the bite site, putting tobacco leaves between fingers of the toe, placing some salt or bicarbonate, citrus extract, eucalyptus oil, washing place of the bit with water and soap, using a bag of ice water and cooling place to decrease pain and inflammation, using antihistamine to decrease itching and inflammation and even using calcium hydroxide causes the tissue irritation and damage.