[社会新闻] 乔治亚流行水蛭疗法

Ampelmann

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。% z, i# `$ Z" Y! b
, N% |( |: S$ q! Y$ j
　　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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de/ |8 S1 Y- [  L4 t2 p$ q9 O+ |

* |0 V" M+ X# I　　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。4 Z7 g* j. V, l- ]3 R

+ ]2 @! N+ g) ?! m. s( j
6 f- V, _( [$ _: v& D) w) ~rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de4 y# Y! _. W' m3 A  g4 n

- {' r4 m4 r. F9 _' R6 j
& ~$ ~) q& G3 ^2 a+ j% [6 FWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 20116 L. S1 G1 E" I

4 _" Y: o9 a7 ?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.
5 G. j0 {1 c7 m; H
& l2 H1 R# h2 n1 G5 @4 \9 qThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.' O% J4 M* N. ?8 F

$ ?2 \; Y( g! r( r6 D3 V人在德国 社区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.% q# J) F# C4 q2 @: q: q% t/ q2 d" ^
人在德国 社区: h  F3 o. D( p& v7 [$ A  _( `
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

wahahaha

这个有点恐怖