What is the correct name for a "Doctor Fish"?
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The term doctor fish is the name given to two species of fish (Garra rufa, discussed here, and Cyprinion macrostomus). They live and breed in outdoor pools of some Turkish spas, where they feed on the skin of patients with psoriasis. The fish are like combfishes in that they only consume the affected and dead areas of the skin, leaving the healthy skin to grow, with the outdoor location of the treatment beneficial effects. The spas are not meant as a treatment option, only as a temporary cure for symptoms, and patients usually revisit the spas every few months. Some patients have experienced complete cure of psoriasis after repeated treatments, but due to the unpredictable nature of the disease, which is strongly influenced by endogenous factors, this is something that may happen, but not to be usually expected
In UK we call the Tench, the Doctor Fish....
Yeah the British fish the Tench is known as the Doctor fish because of the healing powers of it's thick slime.
I agree with Melinda B>
That'll be old "red-eye" the Tench. It's something to do with its slime. Obviously fish slime is what protects them from infections, not sure if it really works for humans though.
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The term doctor fish is the name given to two species of fish (Garra rufa, discussed here, and Cyprinion macrostomus). They live and breed in outdoor pools of some Turkish spas, where they feed on the skin of patients with psoriasis. The fish are like combfishes in that they only consume the affected and dead areas of the skin, leaving the healthy skin to grow, with the outdoor location of the treatment beneficial effects. The spas are not meant as a treatment option, only as a temporary cure for symptoms, and patients usually revisit the spas every few months. Some patients have experienced complete cure of psoriasis after repeated treatments, but due to the unpredictable nature of the disease, which is strongly influenced by endogenous factors, this is something that may happen, but not to be usually expected
In UK we call the Tench, the Doctor Fish....
Yeah the British fish the Tench is known as the Doctor fish because of the healing powers of it's thick slime.
I agree with Melinda B>
That'll be old "red-eye" the Tench. It's something to do with its slime. Obviously fish slime is what protects them from infections, not sure if it really works for humans though.
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