10/30/2025
Feeling under the weather? In medieval times, the “cure” might’ve been a few leeches and a good bloodletting! 😳🩸
Before modern medicine, doctors believed illness came from an imbalance in the body’s four humors — blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
To “restore balance,” patients were often treated with leeches or bloodletting. Yikes!
While it sounds spooky now, those early healers were actually laying the groundwork for the science of circulation and internal medicine we understand today.
And believe it or not — leeches still have a small role in medicine! 🪱
They’re occasionally used in modern surgery to help improve blood flow and heal delicate tissue.
At Care Pharmacy, we’ll stick to the modern methods — where our precision, care, and a touch of pharmacy magic do the healing (no leeches required). 💉✨