A Kashmiri man seen with leeches on his hand during the leech treatment. A traditional health worker uses leeches to suck impure blood as part of a treatment at Hazratbal on the banks of the Dal Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar Summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir. Every year traditional health workers in Kashmir use leeches to treat people for itchy, painful lumps that develop on the skin called chilblains acquired during winter. Thousands of patients suffering from various skin problems receives leech treatment at Hazratbal in Srinagar.

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Keywords: hand, hazratbal, health, leech, leeches, man, patient, problems, skin, traditional, treatment, worker