, ]. E" [2 d, f2 B* h1 C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。 / Q7 Q* N5 W' Z 1 ^# Q3 C3 e2 ]1 g" C9 I1 Qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 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。 ; {% S5 h! _, A8 o * x6 |) S! a) c9 N * P0 q# n5 T e) E' c8 u ; Z U& f$ V0 l. Yrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de ) b5 C& m; |9 _# b2 Q1 T" q* H L ! h6 B; W$ F, o: i4 ^* uWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 J- S9 \: g. \, t' I4 i h人在德国 社区& h/ p( Y! b7 X, N5 R O
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. 8 X+ q) u9 z( Q0 [% i5 Drs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 4 D# \% r9 c0 W% ~* Y2 p6 trs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. . b) V3 ~# p) W; a, R& G . K6 P% `+ Z! T& T0 h6 xThat 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. 1 ]4 _. Z9 V, e5 r+ p" d: b5 ^3 U ) V3 _- t$ t! j* L$ a* v人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.