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。 - i6 R1 U [$ mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de & M/ S: S6 e* H 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。/ z, e8 t/ I- G# d& Y# {
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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。人在德国 社区* V, K! n- T: i# z4 X" K" U- j& f
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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. . q6 {" u0 k; P$ A0 f4 Qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de2 h" y! d& Q4 d. J% R+ @
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ( W P7 K [$ ?9 S& Z: z0 l- E人在德国 社区 - S" y( A% w* f( }0 [0 jThat 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. ) g: C$ n" v2 m0 C9 Q' e: L人在德国 社区5 F! u7 U' |9 K r
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.