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。 , v4 X. q7 r1 a/ P 0 Q3 L' [! x6 X1 S) ?/ u( J人在德国 社区 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。 3 s7 }7 m4 `9 `6 Z* ?% s9 s5 \- U" G; k% O9 f% k+ Y! Y
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。 2 k$ L' O# [( T/ ^rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de3 b: A" X3 ^9 Q. z2 B 人在德国 社区. e, E! J9 @) h4 v. @' P
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2 K7 r* e- a0 m( G6 G- PWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de1 `9 W( {4 t4 U0 ?9 ^1 I1 ~
& M7 h- M2 P: w7 l9 V# uLeeches 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. ! I! q4 S% W" O2 ~0 ]6 S. Q8 irs238848.rs.hosteurope.de : J4 D* m) c, K, `: {5 nThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.人在德国 社区8 y) D# O( N- ~( H+ O- X2 Q
& C7 }) f, d5 N: }+ b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. : t3 T' z4 o' |6 i* R+ s) I Y4 ] 0 N# f& e; g3 Z3 G$ \- ADamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.