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。 6 N; u" v& j& X$ X8 j1 ^( ` J$ A8 k( b0 a5 z) B3 u
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 j9 L- z* W6 V# e( \1 Drs238848.rs.hosteurope.de2 V) q2 q9 ?3 \+ h9 g: R
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。3 Q8 j: h0 S/ S) k+ p2 y
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 4 u' {* G, q; n' O9 d, w' `5 q3 l3 e4 irs238848.rs.hosteurope.de ( o- y5 Z) X4 b6 K( o% N+ 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. ' S) _" `3 }3 ^4 g2 m人在德国 社区 # x/ J& u9 ^2 k: ?! a9 u& P4 H# pThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood., g( @ { M& a( y; W
; n) r2 q5 [( B% t! gThat 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' T0 F. {, L/ O& j" U4 l
q+ x) f! M9 j0 _ ?, X0 ars238848.rs.hosteurope.deDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.