4 q& h& x8 `: p 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。 5 b0 r8 ]. B4 [# G- J1 O 7 a, W2 N, c( U5 j9 @rs238848.rs.hosteurope.ders238848.rs.hosteurope.de6 a1 c2 d0 w) i/ B
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8 P1 N( ?7 U+ W% mLeeches 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 `9 l9 p* o5 y2 D+ c+ {5 m( S# ^9 Y, y: ^/ b
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. , {/ V0 a1 `- O8 v4 Yrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de ' t& m+ Y" E* Y! q$ Z+ g9 Urs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de8 {9 G/ K* x' o. o
( V1 b% R, Q5 o: _Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.