' f. z: w: f0 Z: T) V g 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。 - ?6 E* p" J- p! i. lrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* Q( q( Y( s5 M/ r' D
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。4 ?6 H% f% w* }. G; J
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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. " R, t1 d4 E. W% `' z# l4 g! J ; x) A( P& m- ?2 l; {( `The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.8 [/ `+ L& D1 c, v6 j
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.