* T* O6 J. u- z# G9 X6 U9 A { 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。 ' Y* D+ A5 Y8 O: I 1 _/ E+ a+ W- i! n0 r( c |1 [+ w 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。 " Z3 C( H; e8 G6 L. F. h6 [ & s; m: T/ t6 |rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 3 `( N# B4 T. I k y6 H2 g$ O 2 |5 E# `% {' A! _9 b$ V7 _人在德国 社区 5 P% D5 A# @! J% U7 f人在德国 社区 ! K1 a5 l% f9 _% {人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20113 u! ]: ]6 }$ Y$ w
' W" e' T# b3 r4 _* ~+ o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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* x- s( t$ g. h. r9 ~9 A
8 m. z+ g; B, ~The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.5 l5 v4 i* g- _0 i- H
: z6 o3 l7 Z9 b$ ^6 [) F* G5 {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. - k( x- {, o8 t H6 k1 }! Z ' ?2 R4 u7 \7 ~3 f' e人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.