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。 - ] h6 Y/ @5 @; w9 S9 _3 Y: g0 N+ R( j" K' r& G/ a0 U7 a7 e" P
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。 , x9 R; ~/ Z1 s0 [ + U. N3 m1 E. N; n) k4 Z( n 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。 ' z% G7 v5 w3 y, Z6 F) M4 t 8 a6 k- r" f& ^ r7 G ) S$ a5 A+ H& J# ` " p6 a8 H; g( U( T/ } - H3 u) A% y4 l) b ' T% V8 ^& b0 m& i; Y9 FWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011: E( A: z5 p$ ~5 G% P# u" U
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Leeches 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. " _" e0 @: K6 \ 0 c7 r. A- j0 S6 UThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.% m- l) x4 c9 w7 } L
. ?) x6 i4 J5 ?) XThat 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. 2 z) }/ @! \7 N, s2 e. m! @3 g 8 W1 \- }: S a- RDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
