6 S" @% n1 R4 C& ~/ o+ o 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。: A4 i% @. w9 N! p; \ x5 R
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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. / y6 V0 n% d9 f4 C/ C9 E2 g, y+ ~ h人在德国 社区+ c$ a% n6 D e8 ]$ Q: @
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 6 `* P5 S1 x+ _" L 6 K* R& ~+ C/ k8 T; c7 m+ CThat 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.人在德国 社区0 W' x! i, t2 k: l
3 R6 I# [% }- w& e2 s; l/ SDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.