Hārīta's Compendium of Medicine 4.7.6
English (machine translation) 4.7.6
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4.7.6
Having washed the place [of application] with sour gruel, smeared it with fresh butter, and washed it with warm water,
one should then apply the leech there.
4.7.6.p1
After the leech is full of blood, it drops off.
4.7.6.p2
One should wash its mouth with salt or urine,
4.7.6.p3
or gently milk it like a cow's teat.