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。; w! u0 u. {+ ^! k6 q+ Y; c
, k, h# w1 P6 e9 E4 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。 & Q. I* O4 w+ h' r2 ?# N3 f 7 A0 d6 Y9 q% i 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。 * g& v, {2 A( l. m6 O" Y 9 o/ z3 A: R* d* h: Zrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de ' z9 e! q, |: _5 W+ o" A4 y . o- L1 S9 P: E6 a; K4 O : @: T! c$ d, }1 f+ l1 H- u+ h9 d5 P" ]$ l$ W
Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011% j9 B0 c+ H$ S/ n0 b9 L% `2 o
" l3 ^% l9 g! G' [; m. H i8 ors238848.rs.hosteurope.deLeeches 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de& ?, {+ C! F$ I! ~
1 M2 ?- O5 @7 C( `人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 7 T" s9 h0 Y5 P; k3 L# Qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.ders238848.rs.hosteurope.de" E( @2 q+ A9 f- ^( E
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. * [# d; {- f7 S7 c' Z# N- b人在德国 社区- _' u( g: w. G
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.