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。 . P: ?% u/ q9 `5 j/ ] o% H- s8 l0 Q! G$ s/ X
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 ~0 N% @4 R9 h( ~6 ~. ]6 j* W0 r# F6 C 7 o2 M* f9 m O9 Q2 u, E 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。0 O5 n9 B' _4 F$ _# d
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, m6 w$ c- ]' o8 x- E0 i$ h J: @% G) k% ~( n6 C , }' ], {# J+ R. [5 ]Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 . [& Q( v3 ~" M % e7 {3 W! U* d4 m' bLeeches 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. # H+ Q, ~/ M& m' A8 [5 e1 m; H5 H2 r. T+ a# E
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood." U/ q8 K8 w3 b) N+ ^# d
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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. / ^2 W/ n& c' L% g 9 G, t' K0 J3 a$ q& K) ZDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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