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。人在德国 社区$ ^" w5 c; u7 A* z) J+ e
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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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de3 O0 A( w; Q) S7 K( w) C
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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。- t, L9 t1 x: d5 U6 ]4 P* ~' |
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1 ]) j; w4 `( V# t, W & f1 Q( T5 {3 Z7 X . _* B- k% b6 i/ z+ _4 h8 b6 i8 U5 frs238848.rs.hosteurope.deWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 . T% h+ i, h7 I6 R! @人在德国 社区3 y$ o* g9 w7 p0 n- P
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. - Q# I) M6 w8 N. @( F人在德国 社区5 P7 i0 P+ ]+ s; x; w5 B
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. . E) {# Q4 A8 A) U; {: j! Ars238848.rs.hosteurope.de" z/ |1 x1 _( \# o
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. 0 L+ @" x! \( U' _7 ~人在德国 社区3 c7 w" L8 y7 C8 j9 H
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.