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。 + s1 C9 H9 f( f. ]& b人在德国 社区 - @4 K& G8 o0 ]5 L6 o2 ]: W$ ~) 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。 & f K" r6 y' l- W- O0 z! i( j , P" N$ H1 `; p5 A8 i+ _人在德国 社区 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。 ) I2 l. U) ?* _3 w. l, [6 a irs238848.rs.hosteurope.de5 a) }- j1 r/ \6 ` . u* G: T- _% m3 i' L u人在德国 社区 1 G& Z5 L9 T8 H$ K5 J人在德国 社区7 w3 ]7 g o9 r0 ^% y- G
' t" U8 b8 C! |1 qWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011人在德国 社区, G ?6 k9 { q9 Z- ^/ H
: S: o' k9 p$ K) P. sLeeches 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.' w I1 q0 s" c, r N3 P
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.人在德国 社区8 s7 Z" q; b8 E' K6 ^# v- E
; V3 B6 f* [* Q0 Q& {" b. ^rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat 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. 4 F- U, Q+ n9 h( d( \: Xrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' D1 O" ~1 N" h, i) p" P
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.