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。 ) `. B# q6 l" V1 o: b2 o 0 ^8 l% u$ R+ z1 u( ?0 X8 E人在德国 社区 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。$ r9 J$ q8 I, T5 _ i& r
1 N+ ?9 g4 C1 d9 A* x 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。# T4 c) |- n& X, w$ N" Z. v
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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. $ q" p: t( }! E0 k$ P: \1 s % t$ G" x. [9 D% ~1 m5 z* b人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de3 M9 ^/ S6 z7 s" l
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.