, o5 {) l8 P: @) v 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。 . ?9 P, G. ?. [7 `3 U* C( d ( P0 o$ l, z% B; e: E U, t 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。- P& g0 G$ b: y
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5 o# q' x: v4 l: j& E: e. uLeeches 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.6 I$ w$ C$ O$ m/ v7 }/ a0 i8 s
+ ]& k' Z. f: w+ \: VThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.$ w: Q/ q$ ]8 v" Y5 R
9 F. u u& i# {* Y: YThat 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. 8 V% d v# S! |6 `0 k+ l1 h' i F2 X7 s; L
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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