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。7 D( o) i! ^. l- G4 P0 B
( V, m+ F& b. H2 H3 S1 i" o 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。: p# a" S. F( r$ e. ~$ B$ H
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011! o y1 |) _! I4 J H3 R
9 I: [8 a1 i4 F+ X. _ O 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. 5 i- Z8 R3 q; A$ P! B$ l" _* I5 c. u9 w6 }( h
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ; U* F3 U+ [+ m) K v , G) x/ C6 Q% `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. ; x3 {$ c9 s" K% x1 d* T. T, j# [( X. S& |, m& X7 `. }
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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