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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de$ m+ _# K. B" K$ O' `: y
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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。 ' H/ T+ n- y) ]- h( r* ^rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de, q }7 j9 w# }/ Y5 j0 _
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。人在德国 社区" \- `2 H& a& f7 T0 }0 x0 H8 c# H; n
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& X, H, W6 Y3 j% {2 L人在德国 社区 4 Y' v: [' _& y % _4 @; Z& ?: n7 r i人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 6 |& p3 y& t n% F- l" Mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de / O3 u3 g* Q- B' x: }8 ?- PLeeches 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. 8 K2 c5 h' \6 g8 w5 `rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 5 ]4 T8 M2 K' p- ^7 ?The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. h( E: J$ T1 V; s; n, {, W+ z( e) O- }; o$ |5 G
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. . T. H3 t1 v2 N7 D$ b rrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 0 ^7 [8 `* T8 Z* EDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.