But we'll talk on it again; for sometimes things come into my head when I'm Leeching or poulticing, or such, as I could never think on when I was sitting still."
"Silas Marner The Weaver of Raveloe"
George Eliot
The possibility of withdrawing blood from the interior of the skull by Leeching, bleeding, or cupping depends on the existence of the emissary veins.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
After nine days of sweating, blistering, and Leeching, Jerome left his bed convalescent, but much reduced in flesh and strength.
"Clotelle The Colored Heroine"
William Wells Brown