前苏联共合国乔治亚这一阵子流行用水蛭治疗疾病，以往欧洲人会用水蛭治疗痔疮，乔治亚人把这项疗法发扬光大，用来治疗其他疾病。 % {' j R* i- w" ~7 F1 N/ Q' ?4 K8 v- c2 M8 R5 h+ g8 y
乔治亚很多诊所都提供水蛭疗法，病人得先跟诊所买一只水蛭，更年期妇女先把水蛭放在脖子上，经过一、二十分钟，水蛭吸完血，身体膨胀4倍，就可以取下，接着医师再把另外2只水蛭放在这名妇女上下牙龈上，等吸完血再取出，医师在患者伤口上贴上绷带，就算完成治疗。接受过治疗的妇女说，她们在更年期会出现的潮红和盗汗都有明显改善。: S9 @8 Z* u6 C" V
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另外，有一些高血压或是经常性头痛病人，也会用水蛭疗法降低血压，或是治疗头痛。一名医师说，不但乔治亚人用水蛭治病，乌克兰、波兰、甚至德国，也有不少人接受这种疗法。! d9 ^1 A% j4 n$ M& u* {) i9 p: T
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! F( d) l) `3 c; c 2 [' j- V5 G9 C3 `9 z* y/ b: bWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011" C) T/ \- Z" G. s3 T
5 E p5 }5 r& b z: c& d! [4 ` eLeeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits. ! G; o+ i, I: I2 h& F) k/ c Q4 W4 {4 d# _5 F- G4 ?5 u9 [& _/ m- I$ K
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.% o+ x% U* x, e. ^' ]
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That idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. / J% O0 b( |4 E0 G' P5 O' w) U - ^4 c' Z9 a. B8 \/ Z1 p. MDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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