Torture: Blooding
It
was once commonly believed that a witch's power could be nullified
by blooding or burning her blood. Convicted witches were "scored
above the
breath" (slashed over the nose and mouth) and allowed to bleed.
Sometimes witches blooded this way bled to death.
Another method was used both as torture of witches and a form of medical
use. The leech would suck out the blood, and depending on how many,
kill
the person. There was another method where it involved the victim
swallowing leeches whole so they could suck the blood painfully from
the inside.