The doctor handed the patient over to the "fish doctor"
In Turkey, many doctors advise patients to go to Candal Fish Hot Springs for hydrotherapy. When the patient put his feet into the water, a warm feeling immediately spread from the soles of his feet to his heart, and then a group of little black fish surrounded him and hit his feet and calves without hesitation. In an instant, a terrible itch makes people feel extremely comfortable. Don't underestimate these small fish. They play the role of sucking away skin bacteria in hot springs and playing the role of bodybuilding. This "fish therapy" is really amazing. Patients can also lie in the water all over, so that they are covered with small fish. Words can hardly describe that special feeling.
Candal's hot spring fish therapy is very famous in Europe. Every year, many people come to this hot spring to experience this fairyland on earth and treat diseases.
In fact, the ancestors of "Fish Doctor" made a living by practicing medicine. There is a kind of "harelip fish", which is different from the fish used in hot springs. Mainly distributed in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It has long fingers and teeth. It removes bacteria and parasites from the wounds of big fish to achieve the effect of "treating diseases" for fish, so it is very popular among big fish in the sea.
Inspired by this, the Turks upgraded these "fish doctors" to "medical fish" to treat people. Hot spring fish are called lickers. They have crescent-shaped mouths, which can be as long as 19 cm. Their bodies are also covered with large scales. These two kinds of fish belong to the omnivorous fish of CYPRINIDAE, which mainly eat phytoplankton and zooplankton. The researchers found that there are few plankton living in hot springs, which limits the growth and development of "medical fish" and makes them more aggressive and become carnivorous fish.
In winter, when the pond is not so crowded, these fish look for food everywhere like a flock of hungry sheep. In summer, they attack people's bodies. Interestingly, they prefer to attack diseased skin rather than healthy skin, because diseased skin is easier to be eaten.
After years of research, it is found that this strange fish is of great benefit to human body. It can suck away the dead skin of human metabolism, suck out the garbage and bacteria left in the pores of human epidermis, and make human body transparent from diseases caused by bacteria and viruses accumulated in human body. At the same time, the human body can fully absorb the mineral components in the hot springs to achieve the purpose of eliminating diseases.
In Candal, the "fish doctor" is famous for treating psoriasis and other skin diseases. The patient first soaked his skin in a hot spring, and then the "fish doctor" came up to eat the sick skin. When the diseased skin falls off, a little blood will flow out, and then this part will be exposed to hot spring water or sunshine. This method is also used to remove purulent blood from wounds.
There may be other factors besides "fish doctor"
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there are trace elements in spring water. It is said that the hot spring water in Candal contains high selenium, which is an essential trace element for human body and one of the important factors for wound healing. According to the report published by the Association of Physiotherapy and Spa of the Faculty of Medicine of Ankara University, soaking in Candal hot spring water has a good effect on treating rheumatic diseases, nervous system disorders, plastic surgery and traumatic sequelae, gynecological diseases, skin diseases and physical and mental disorders, and drinking this spring water can also cure kidney calculi. Therefore, researchers believe that "fish doctor" can cure diseases because of psychological factors. Some patients with chronic diseases will have a "placebo effect" when they go to hot springs. Desperate patients' trust in this magical fish species and fresh experiences in different environments will also increase this sense of health.