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。 t& _" e* e3 d- @" z I4 q6 m% Z3 Z
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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。6 Z1 C( B7 J( D) [
* ?1 A: S5 Q3 a6 A8 b 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。 ; |( O9 ], ?% D( U5 t& ^rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de6 n6 w0 H0 D+ z ' A2 J* ^3 z) ]3 Trs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- G& v X1 c1 i% G/ C
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 8 f" O" q) O X4 d$ \, r 6 A( ?8 c+ E1 c+ f7 L" f- G( cLeeches 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.0 E; U9 r( v! u3 l8 V8 j9 }
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 8 p& v9 y2 X$ u . E' [/ p# S, M8 VThat 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. 8 q8 d Q% M/ X& @" p7 U: e人在德国 社区 2 R- h( \6 `2 x4 hDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.