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。 : b# s8 p# h5 i. e2 h: J7 g2 d9 y# \3 M+ D+ h2 T! w" m6 Q1 z
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。 }4 J3 h, i K6 W* P
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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。+ k! k. O1 u+ c& l" Q% a5 X
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/ U, c- M5 T; V: P/ lLeeches 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. ( W! _$ P3 X( H4 N) Trs238848.rs.hosteurope.de人在德国 社区' m1 Q3 B( B. ^# q7 s5 u" T
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 0 w/ P: W0 q( S9 F4 m ! _/ J! a) O# w5 [- ]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.# Q& Z8 [+ b% V8 @. _. w+ m
* m) H5 `$ Y" r" s7 I- lDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.