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。 6 `9 Q9 K6 Z- H; O$ Q人在德国 社区 % c7 a7 D, L; R5 Z3 v 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。 # K( Q; ]* I- X6 j ' N: j) K7 X! c! _ ]& Qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 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。 ) _7 m4 D' O' d( Y$ j( k5 g1 mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de ! g/ h b: Z. ?- }! k {) F- Y. Q$ |" u5 P
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8 l* Z$ |7 c( P0 {8 q$ uWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 6 [* F0 `' w& j; q; g/ E ' k: o- O0 m( Z2 X. S9 k% pLeeches 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. - @% X. F: U+ t4 q 2 V9 u7 _6 W5 S8 A4 c# V/ u- j! t( krs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.人在德国 社区3 Y# ]5 ~5 e) Q* L' \8 U v. \9 r, g
' u3 N) w! y8 u, m$ | \* i: 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. $ H4 p0 x$ p% V' e7 m( S/ ~9 c. P6 M人在德国 社区 1 k" F+ Y3 B5 p* V( h d JDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.