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。 9 h0 Q7 f/ f# G: ?+ v 4 x' T% @6 z9 |% H7 o- G人在德国 社区 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。 ^: Z, g2 U: N; R4 x
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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。( q' A. T2 O2 L: b3 X
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4 t' t, }% o# B9 r7 `人在德国 社区 ' v5 R# y$ {. b$ U: J' `# ?$ w9 g" KWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 ( P$ d1 `" u6 N5 N: e" }& p$ \$ X0 l3 r( `
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. 5 o- {3 P/ c" z% A; H) `) @ & w# g" c7 J/ n* ^3 \: ?The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. # U) K' Z$ L4 k a" U+ s# urs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 8 T ? o- R; G6 j grs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat 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. 4 A8 ]" _7 u; f % f* s1 ?8 Y; LDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.