concept   leech
culture   South Asia
statement   Leeches are used in traditional South Asian medicine for bloodletting and are believed to have healing properties.

2 similar statements
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 leech South Asia Leeches are used in traditional medicine for bloodletting and believed to have healing properties. 1
2 leek East Asia Less commonly used in cooking, not a staple vegetable 1