I am allergic to ticks. the bitten spots will be itching for a month or so, can't resist scratching all the time, that ultimately cause wounds! (so i think leeches are better than ticks). Heard of people using neem oil, neem soap bath, paste of Andrographis paniculata leaves etc etc to manage tick bites and related allergies. Ticks are plenty (sometimes rains from twigs in hundreds when you shake the branch/leaves while walking in the forest) in dry forests and grasslands.
However i am not allergic to leeches. But if once i see them on me, i can't concentrate in my work in the field, will spend lot of time in checking for and removing them. Will always feel like leeches climbing on and entering into the socks, bleeding, etc etc. so frequently check the shoes and inside socks. Not yet developed the resistence in mind, will have to learn from people like Yezdi ji, Pankaj... Thanks Neil ji for the useful tips. Hope Oudhia ji also will come up with his own experience and traditional herbal remedy for the problem. With regards Vijayasankar On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I also dont mind leeches climbing on me, but there are risks if some one is > allergic to it. It almost dissolves a part of the flesh on allergic persons, > and secondly, if it goes inside ur ears then its really bad. Quercus forests > in Himalaya can be one of the place where you can find leeches for sure and > for sure people will be happy if you are collecting them. By the way, why > dont you breed it Oudhia sir!! > > Pankaj > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I have not seen leeches in nature except for few at Pachmarhi back in >> 1977, but remember that when we were small children persons would roam in >> our area with collection of leaches, find a sick man, put leaches on the >> back of sick man. The leaches would suck bad blood (what we were told as >> children), slowly swell up and fall down. >> Not seen such healers for a long time. Perhaps Dr. Oudhia can throw >> some light. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Had posted this attachment on the 'birdsofbombay' website. It may help. >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> --- On *Sun, 8/15/10, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:44449] Elephant Apple tree in the rain forest >>> To: "Vijayasankar" <[email protected]> >>> Cc: "raghu ananth" <[email protected]>, [email protected] >>> Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 9:43 PM >>> >>> >>> Hello friends, >>> I do not use any leech guard, we just get bitten, they suck and drop >>> by themselves. It bleeds for some time and then stops. We have plenty >>> of them now, it will increase during the north east monsoon. If you >>> try to stop the bleeding, some irritation on the spot occurs which can >>> last for a few months. Not harmful in any way. >>> It bleeds as long as the sputum remains in the wound and then stops by >>> itself. However, tobacco juice is a very safe way of preventing the >>> leeches from climbing on to your limbs. >>> Regards >>> Yazdy. >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Vijayasankar >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> > Dear Raghu ji, >>> > >>> > What kind of leech guard do you use? >>> > >>> > We used to spray dettol as leech repellant over the white foot-sac >>> > (knee-size spl socks). This works good in keeping leeches away. But we >>> have >>> > to keep spraying dettol at some time intervals. >>> > >>> > Just wanted to know if any other methods are in use. >>> > With regards >>> > >>> > Vijayasankar >>> > >>> > >>> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:21 PM, raghu ananth >>> > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Elephant Apple tree in the rain forest >>> >> white flowers, green fruits, height of the tree 50 - 60 feet, >>> >> ( Leeches are everywhere in the wet forest floor under this tree. They >>> >> easily detect our presence and seen fast approaching towards us. Leech >>> guard >>> >> is a must.) >>> >> Jaipur (Assam) >>> >> 18 Jul 2010 >>> >> Regards >>> >> Raghu >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
