' h% A) F. @* j& g1 G! nrs238848.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。 , \7 s* ^" t1 a- A) |; a5 f5 I( O / R# y7 l7 n' ]( v' G
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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. 3 Q0 ^3 R" e9 e# }1 j% ars238848.rs.hosteurope.de 6 ~ l. x2 F* q3 n. c( i$ ZThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ~8 H' _7 F9 w- a1 s# M5 e/ U: K人在德国 社区 7 O0 |7 M _- lThat 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de& r2 A; r' F# G) L/ a6 o
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.