/ d! E. \8 U! C& k 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。 % T/ m& K; }9 O. K3 E$ ers238848.rs.hosteurope.de 1 T) p8 N" o: o* v2 N 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。 * Q, j2 u5 q8 d' s. P0 P4 L, D1 ] ~/ q9 w$ K3 ~" y2 { 9 k ~0 H6 a7 |) m$ X5 f9 X" L9 q 5 a7 I$ W0 I' c; _- o* G3 I' S% v人在德国 社区1 Y" P. S; K9 g
/ _( N, l9 P) w+ d# rrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011- O, e5 {# m' q; J
8 w+ p( T: g0 k) I0 R% p" x$ K. TLeeches 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. 2 Z2 {9 t% L' U9 ~- i- r4 X ( U, Z( U' H" ^- d人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood." R. u7 h( m- \( t; L6 |; ?
7 I; U! K5 M% m3 w; m! QThat 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. / \" {# L) `6 `! l9 P V ; ?' i6 Q _: u) y4 i, zDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.