6 v8 x0 G" E$ g/ M( E- h 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。 3 L+ i8 D/ Y$ I1 E7 _) X; Z9 a' X3 t3 f6 Q3 n8 _ 7 M- g2 t/ k" s2 l: w& x& k
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 d/ x7 y2 N2 C! N 8 @" U( \7 r# Y3 _) `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. ' O/ J# }" l0 P3 d( _, Ers238848.rs.hosteurope.de + |% w3 l* @ r2 Srs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 9 h) M, n3 i* B; o* w$ N7 Krs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 3 V9 |% ?; F' YThat 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., N7 Z# b# f" B+ S
, @- Z2 C4 U3 b: I人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.