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 b6 f1 P- F U7 D6 m
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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。人在德国 社区1 L% R6 n2 u! H( `% L
, b! w; X5 a* Z 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。 5 |- h |/ A2 A; W) G0 y: W1 ~- krs238848.rs.hosteurope.de$ e9 e8 w7 z5 |5 Y( _) c# ^ " J% K, F$ l' n4 ]- d' z. B6 Z. x( N* M- M8 z( ]
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 G) ~/ }2 E, h3 `$ R+ O% B + r, c" k* Y& |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& A# c {7 F5 Z( K$ A
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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.人在德国 社区; g5 ^* d7 e3 v" Y4 q
2 i% H4 L* Z' z' u0 \ HDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.