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。9 a8 d I5 ?9 j; h5 X# ?5 p
8 j6 i+ C- V; f 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。 2 {$ S& n. D! S4 r/ ~2 S - ^8 I' z8 E s: Wrs238848.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。 / Q# ^$ f5 h v. y" l , c) C, s0 g9 g5 w( q5 Xrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 9 d$ N( T) M& xrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 0 E7 p% w9 K% Y2 N% P5 f5 T; h 0 L) J0 {6 K( x9 G3 L 3 Z' W6 V7 @: G) ?* rWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 : M; L1 ?& n3 _2 }# O( |; K, D/ Q* c9 p E* H
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 E. R, G0 L8 v" Q$ t! G' H+ t
4 i7 E4 k- t# Y& ?- j3 n人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.) S% @& H. t/ ]4 G6 H; X
_; A- L* n! b6 OThat 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.' u* G5 x. p. l/ J! ]& B
# c' K+ N. I) A2 M6 r/ jDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.