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。人在德国 社区! n$ h" Q$ i4 ~; z! O. O
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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。' k, V8 q2 }3 _9 X B! v
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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。 8 y/ z" X+ _- Y/ ?. i人在德国 社区 5 o0 S4 M& N% U, @9 `0 L$ ?人在德国 社区 - U$ y8 P& d$ j, h9 d5 o' `( v ( e V' ?0 }9 _* W" Q8 g- vrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 0 n* b* p X1 d% srs238848.rs.hosteurope.de人在德国 社区8 H. i0 [9 i0 l& r. \/ z
Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 ) t1 n/ U( L. I/ t+ U% w- K5 } 5 S8 P. Y* z# M1 O$ T' j3 kLeeches 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.9 C/ a1 N( G4 v9 i9 {
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. * M# F3 i. \7 h0 n9 r2 t' T8 D% V; C- S. a e) c [ R8 l
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8 J' l$ @" j9 e0 r! o( {
/ q5 h) A- p0 L! K( X人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.