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。 ' K) h M- g% s' n' q& ]8 q! G- P3 S+ b# q d! P4 H" m' k
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。 ( g! [" s. V8 ?* `; ]) ^, y, ~人在德国 社区 h' f3 z7 N2 f. |" K5 q9 @人在德国 社区 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。 1 ^" x* H( `& ^$ L4 Q人在德国 社区人在德国 社区# Q, M! B W0 g1 H ! k: p. j2 T! Z/ m% S+ [, _5 |9 P2 c+ F( r, ^" m5 d6 ?
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7 K( P3 C) ^" G4 ^9 M5 V& WWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de& k0 u- x% K4 ^1 H# g! r
* X' F' ~! _( C' e人在德国 社区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. - b8 N7 K' K0 ~. G) S( g' `+ n! t- i- i% K" Q3 y7 X
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. # f1 ] { K6 s8 X6 b( X" u! X ; U+ r. U; S0 a1 Z+ _ N' S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. / s, P4 w& v, E: r% o2 k5 m) p 8 j% U0 J" v ~& ]( p/ TDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.