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。 + `/ L2 N3 T1 s$ ?rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 1 h, B$ t) ~. j4 _. w/ L7 {, T 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。 ) L2 g# q y& Z3 ~& |$ A. ^人在德国 社区" n _' r( ` j5 P4 Q0 @
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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de2 K b1 ~" a: d
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 + F" j* j+ o* [" V9 xrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 6 W2 z) r# l4 h% Q! m" q$ U7 j+ LLeeches 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de" I0 ]. P- v! z# @, s8 z
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.