# r2 L; e) Y* M' S/ Y9 C人在德国 社区 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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* e7 @, f! W5 B a0 D' R( g
5 X* o9 m7 v( X7 trs238848.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。 & s' N* T/ N4 m: o8 z4 e! K$ [ ( J4 o; B1 o) { ) N z; k' \' h7 P5 M9 a# Z4 Lrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 8 G6 M; k. p% Q1 w* | # Q4 x% q; |/ O" i8 k; o! U. P: o ) ? V1 Q! v l$ c' _: F1 B& O5 e人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 9 U: o% A. s! `) J ?* y( d 9 e9 f0 y5 U" a: M% r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. 7 n4 k4 w- J* Y8 F" W$ j , l1 g- R, N Q9 v. q0 P8 ~人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 4 f6 E7 v- V# l4 i人在德国 社区" p2 U7 U5 w/ L. V5 P
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. # ~' `/ E; w9 b7 j- f & n5 l v0 Y8 D* w6 i ^Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.