% G$ x! k! |" L! K/ d) d/ c; ]人在德国 社区 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。 + n; C) S, `0 z2 P4 K 9 ?; R1 c2 r6 a8 G+ e8 Q# s! y 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。- V% _$ A( k* d: f
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" W0 r* M& ]& W- B1 I& hWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011" g, {, K2 c+ Z
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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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de. w1 L. X3 S& r. M2 T, K6 ~
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 4 h( p4 D2 L/ M( L人在德国 社区 + V( P) f$ M. R+ R- f人在德国 社区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.7 }5 @9 H3 P7 I6 z+ r, p8 D
( E' U9 A% }8 s* A' n. O6 uDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.