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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。
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8 Z/ E* w$ ~* F; o* w 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。
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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。8 s* [5 m; l3 d# ]) M
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( V1 y' u) n9 FWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011! |( A. x3 {* \$ Q5 ] p# C
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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.
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& P8 W& k, o3 }% w, n: a人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de+ f9 m* s0 J3 d, d
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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./ M* S# w/ R! c- W" i, |& ~
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why. |
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