# B/ q, p- o) e& M, ? 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 A( q! r# x# R5 K人在德国 社区 + a" O$ A$ O1 V2 n+ c6 ] 8 \9 ~3 Y W5 z1 M6 Q. L/ r/ e: y( N, Q& a
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de9 O% O& @- F9 J& u8 ~# A; |
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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.. u0 {7 M: h/ }# b0 \
! `$ H* b( g$ G: K$ Hrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 9 f4 j8 ]& a- h+ Qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de & z- C3 x' _5 c3 h# qThat 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de8 D: n5 a. H) \/ k
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.