[社会新闻] 乔治亚流行水蛭疗法

Ampelmann

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 u" L/ u! T0 p9 d9 L
2 y" t. @3 \1 f% ~" P　　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。
) R1 s; {& P8 q2 m0 K& r9 p: V人在德国 社区( Q$ A) L' e; X0 F  M
　　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。
8 \) c. {4 A5 }7 G& C( k# D# w% s$ ^) c* k' u1 P, K3 _+ D
人在德国 社区( }; I9 e1 B! W7 }! s5 }  z4 y

! n3 c6 B3 s+ v  p" N0 \7 t, o2 f1 H* f
rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de4 |! h0 U5 ~) T; b& J) a/ t, l4 {
Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011
+ `/ _& b( e& n
3 G& C0 @) _' }3 t- g, ]rs238848.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.
: D" X; D! w, b! _: U  W1 A, ]9 v7 r人在德国 社区% E7 l0 A/ I3 _
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
) w! ~1 w) w3 |3 Brs238848.rs.hosteurope.de
+ S8 {& a3 x) G' H9 H! X9 d, aThat 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.
& a* S% ^5 _! F9 o$ Y# h9 l7 X) u! T8 T% t; l4 Q0 u! M
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

wahahaha

这个有点恐怖