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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de$ ^% i& z1 |9 q) O' ?
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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。人在德国 社区* b) M0 |3 @! H! q' }6 r8 k
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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。人在德国 社区8 n s1 J% z/ D
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: M2 P, u O+ H ; \! i- x f* _5 J" C, J! w# w $ ?% E! J0 N! |9 x& F) `+ \# C# @Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011" W6 J" U( \: x( q( R: S
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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. , n& m% j0 ^1 z% I2 J3 J6 t& R $ \& R* R8 r2 a% N1 rrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. # K! n3 T4 ~) d( V; W& k) j & S1 T# m ?3 Q ]* p; M) \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. 2 g' f1 V3 d# I8 {- k - e' b4 N: u9 ^) y人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.