Re: Re: Re: Fw: lotus


Never one to miss an opening, eh Jim?


> [Original Message]
> From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 5/7/2003 4:54:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Re: [CHAT] Fw: lotus
>
> me, too. there are lots of leeches in the medical industry. and their 
> number seems to be increasing.
>
>
> At 01:39 PM 5/7/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >Donna,
> >I'm no nurse, but I had read that some of these methods have been
> >revisited. I believe I even saw one of the tv hospital dramas include
> >leeches in a story.
> >
> >Kitty
> >-------Original Message-------
> >From: Donna <justme@prairieinet.net>
> >Sent: 05/07/03 12:30 PM
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Fw: lotus
> >
> > >
> > > Interesting Cathy--- I knew in the old days many plants and critters
> >were used for a varity of medical problems. Didn't think they still did
> >it tho.... I thought everything has gone big business..
> >
> >
> >Donna
> >
> >
> > > I am not an expert in this area, but I believe they are used after
some
> > > surgeries to remove blood that has accumulated under the skin (perhaps
> > > where blood would interfere with the integrity of a skin graft?)
> > > Maggots are still used medically, too. They are better judges of dead
> > > tissue than surgeons, and are used to debride (sp?) wounds.
> > > Cathy
> > > On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 09:08 PM, Donna wrote:
> > >
> > > > Really.... for what may I ask?
> > > >
> > > >> The humble leech is still used medicinally at times, even in the
U.S.
> > > >> Cathy
> >
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> >If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
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