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。4 G3 f9 @; M/ j+ j+ L% z P6 Q+ u
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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8 f& p5 ^, u) ]& X6 b6 O1 R
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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。 0 ~3 k0 K; a( w7 N) D0 ?! R# Jrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 5 S1 }- V3 {/ g9 Y: e' z : Q, I8 L. j7 u. @8 X( w& n4 B$ ^! K# }( Y* @! w. g) Z! e5 e
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20110 O$ O* w9 W Q& L' B! l* ^
0 O# A0 j2 d5 nLeeches 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.( R+ J( M; ~9 h- w
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.