4 ms·Why not? Don't you want to attach a bunch of leeches to your stomach and bleed away that flu?by GlickWick 12y agoWhy not? Don't you want to attach a bunch of leeches to your stomach and bleed away that flu?JamesArgo 12y agoAnd come to think of it, storing dead bodies in the well was very pro-biotic.nkozyra 12y agoWell, we still use leeches today in modern medicine, so there's clearly some efficacy on display.