Product Review

This balm has medicinal leech extract as main active ingredient. Leech therapy has a long history. Records indicate that Egyptians used leech therapy 3,500 years ago. Medicinal leeches have been found to secrete saliva containing about 60 different proteins. Several of these secreted proteins serve as anticoagulants such as hirudin. Hirudin is the most potent natural inhibitor of thrombin. Hirudin prevents or dissolves the formation of clots and has therapeutic value in blood coagulation disorders, in the treatment of skin hematomas and of superficial varicose veins. This balm also contains Horse Chestnut Extract, Troxerutin, Menthol, Gingko Biloba Extract, Green Tea Extract, Red Grape Extract and Essential Oils of Lemon, Mint and ?ypress. Horse Chestnut improves vein tone by helping to increase the contraction of elastin fibers in the vein walls. This activity, called a venotonic effect, counteracts a relaxation of vein tissue that can lead to varicose veins. Troxerutin is a derivative of the natural bioflavonoid rutin. It is an antioxidant and has beneficial effects on venous health as well. Menthol and essential oils provide instant cooling effect and swelling relief.*