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 n) u% V5 }5 i7 w4 [- v2 v
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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。7 G) H* ^0 X, L/ p! p
- d% U; S1 `9 ]" e0 I 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。 ; a% A2 Y( ^; q" _$ V# ?: H2 u人在德国 社区rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* B$ J k" {% U! Z ~" Y2 c 2 m5 K5 `* w) k2 Y% P6 q, p" Z9 h8 Q! J' j- P3 \ D
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 # F" A, i5 }. { a7 p( { 8 w' q e+ d) u, J人在德国 社区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. o; X6 d1 |* O% j& N& @/ `6 vrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de+ F4 j" k; [0 C" L, E }
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. + j, Z) d( k- j) g# [: q- T" Jrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de+ _2 w" P' j7 t5 M( X1 r6 ~$ j
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.人在德国 社区5 P6 O/ X1 F/ {; j5 @& u
# Y4 J, t$ ?" S$ t% \Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.