" ?/ I; x# D; G- Z7 [ T4 D% Vrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 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。 ! h! g. _( e$ f i) F5 q2 W8 f1 f
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。, g* A1 _5 @ c9 m0 Q
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* ?6 u) E# Z9 _4 {Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 & i. s5 o8 F: ]+ E! s6 y: w1 D人在德国 社区 9 e) f+ K3 M% ?) U- |rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deLeeches 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.人在德国 社区/ c+ _# x: J% K- V2 ^* c% ]. e8 `
: t4 b- h, Y6 U) WThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ; p n" \0 M$ Z; q ; b, l8 |5 Q2 W& q/ b7 Q PThat 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. ( c! j7 d- S% a# O- R ' S/ t+ R1 ~2 _$ w# |- K人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.