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5 W) T' g* m( V
- U6 e- q( t- u( c0 m1 i, r 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。 $ n3 ^7 J9 g8 B' G人在德国 社区 ; n1 Z9 j6 S' U4 a2 B人在德国 社区 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。5 c j+ i; e" c7 R
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011人在德国 社区+ J, P5 K; S' j$ P* C" f
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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., R7 a& y8 w* \) Z# K
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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. . u) _. l4 I: t0 h. u* b' S- ` , }5 P( N0 y& }- O' T" _' RDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.