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。 - S/ F' ]) ?5 J) y, b) O+ X人在德国 社区& Y9 ^( r' E! w, l- t
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。 Q# D. B4 D1 a( O- {: {% Z' L人在德国 社区 ! R8 e# x) x+ Z" G) o3 H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。0 n7 F# q9 m$ i
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% E l U- |9 W: g1 i; ~ ! q* S9 `$ b1 M( X* j$ | 0 o4 t! y1 I I Y9 lrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 2 M; z3 F4 { M1 T N' p# S$ ]8 }1 f" v6 h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. - G! A* u' w- c( `7 C* {5 L + I7 E ?+ U8 B8 _The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.' j* L4 n' h/ {- Q; D
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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.$ P5 d* h2 }7 s; |
* H2 e3 R9 B4 `. ?Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.