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An '''Aldebaran mud leech''' is small annelid worm native to the [[mud]] of the [[Aldebaran system]].
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An '''Aldebaran mud leech''' was a small annelid worm native to the [[mud]] of the [[Aldebaran system]].
   
They can be used to treat [[insomnia]] as their secretions act as a natural [[sedative]]. In order to do so, one has to place one leech on one's chest and one on the abdomen an hour before going to bed.
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They could be used to treat [[insomnia]] as their secretions acted as a natural [[sedative]]. In order to do so, one had to place one leech on one's chest and one on the abdomen an hour before going to bed.
   
It is necessary to [[sleep]] on one's back while trying this treatment, as rolling over might anger the creatures according to [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]], who kept some Aldebaran mud leeches in his [[sickbay]] aboard the {{EnterpriseNX}}. ({{ENT|Anomaly}})
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It was necessary to [[sleep]] on one's back while trying this treatment as rolling over might anger the creatures, according to [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]], who kept some Aldebaran mud leeches in his [[sickbay]] aboard the {{EnterpriseNX}}. ({{ENT|Anomaly}})
   
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Revision as of 15:42, 28 October 2014

Aldebaran mud leeches

Aldebaran mud leeches

An Aldebaran mud leech was a small annelid worm native to the mud of the Aldebaran system.

They could be used to treat insomnia as their secretions acted as a natural sedative. In order to do so, one had to place one leech on one's chest and one on the abdomen an hour before going to bed.

It was necessary to sleep on one's back while trying this treatment as rolling over might anger the creatures, according to Doctor Phlox, who kept some Aldebaran mud leeches in his sickbay aboard the Enterprise NX-01. (ENT: "Anomaly")