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。 % X( ?! g! A) ^+ @5 a$ d7 lrs238848.rs.hosteurope.ders238848.rs.hosteurope.de, N2 f% l! W) ^. L6 |- S3 U J: S; f
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。 7 T: I8 K, P: p/ \; D% |4 P/ l; \- ^人在德国 社区7 j8 `) B' n, n
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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de2 R" C: R2 S+ W1 ^: ? }1 ]
. B7 c$ H5 C& D6 p" b0 Trs238848.rs.hosteurope.de - i6 q! F3 `# x$ J" ?; d. T) k) A' @1 H
' f- s* b8 ?( v0 }3 V9 ^* N. |5 T; {; O& r
Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 3 i$ B1 N4 @3 {; V! k5 p7 u) P% c& \+ Y# g- Z% Z& F2 N
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.6 E$ F1 n% D) N j& m
1 ^# ]( }0 p! r' P+ w8 a: [The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.3 x5 W: l$ {: d) N
2 [- C1 Y/ S" u% [+ ?: O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.- `* x8 E6 G4 N8 B9 s4 j) W. N: H
. | ^$ Z* G2 F- i0 QDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.