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。 ' B7 B: \1 s- \+ s* l; ^* p& E) I/ _( r
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。 - @8 w0 J! R7 E; D8 J" s/ U: K7 C) P# w6 U- D
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。$ p8 d$ c" S- j9 g& o8 v. o$ c
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011$ b; E# J; T/ c
. }- z! ?6 L( B) {' c- H" dLeeches 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. 0 f0 ]0 T6 Y1 L: N1 c' \' [: X8 J( i/ D g( T
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.; Z) `; k/ s3 _: U! f
+ c) C o# V7 Z- NThat 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 @7 s" P. r4 ~) h . V& D3 X# h) H3 H! WDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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