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。' j% Y+ ]/ L$ ?
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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。 9 J2 \4 p& F/ Z5 C! \rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 9 B a0 w+ M# c7 o& i 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。 : F7 L( F* P" r4 I, W 4 }) o$ | t( \( b+ ]. @. B人在德国 社区1 @) S) _7 T) u8 l. q
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011; U( v- [2 y, f R2 [
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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.人在德国 社区 g$ Y P/ ~+ y* ~" U% R: E5 |' \
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. - H1 h& I* r$ L. F" w2 |- r- I & b$ F6 B# @5 U. d' W人在德国 社区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7 p' ]% M& w! s0 J& u
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.