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。8 l5 T3 }- Q! E
4 @8 K6 ^% e, F! Z# o- C人在德国 社区 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。人在德国 社区; U. c7 Y. o# d
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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。人在德国 社区1 b& n3 V& D3 a5 s1 t; {
P: X) q; L) k人在德国 社区 # ^' | N9 K5 I7 N+ O人在德国 社区 6 w) h% N4 u9 b7 {; Frs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 0 m3 p) \! x$ p% ]* I # c s3 R; _5 n人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 4 ^/ E8 g9 C" J人在德国 社区8 Y( P- s8 l6 K) ?# I( b
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.3 A, u5 p; _: W
: L3 C1 j* a8 P+ Y7 O9 PThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood." j8 e. B) ]' _3 ~, R6 Q
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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. ( e$ Y! w% V! @$ r7 d+ Y* M+ q人在德国 社区- z: w/ J8 l% }* j6 y
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.