) A6 c1 \8 m$ z- {2 U3 i 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。, N# H7 @1 e* o4 n$ E
9 V4 m$ H. p$ m) I4 C/ v/ V7 hrs238848.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。 # L9 M2 {! r; m ! n: ]; `( v5 p! P& G; m6 @' mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de% L- O1 D- P+ y+ X2 V
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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. 1 g0 {+ V6 S- n% T R( qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 8 r: K; ?! F) K* hThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.$ i* g* C/ W. }* w. T: H) }( I
2 D: h9 n0 \0 }. U; v; B人在德国 社区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. ) o# c: ]) U3 o. Crs238848.rs.hosteurope.de6 L3 z% j; Y w& `7 W6 ]% \9 a0 ^7 o
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.