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。 ) ]& A' O5 h" s# l7 y* @& q) Z" Ars238848.rs.hosteurope.de人在德国 社区1 w( P/ J6 A" Y. G, z2 i( n
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。 S* v% a: A# p, l5 R$ p; \8 u% T
! h6 \ Y z3 j+ @/ A! d0 o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。9 \9 Y9 ?/ \: n& x8 x' y% a' P; ]2 I
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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.$ S4 `" e9 w/ _* x! C Y0 u4 u
% m4 _; {$ L2 h' K5 {( \rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ) g, w! ]7 D/ I( z $ L& ^2 G! N1 r- ~4 f, d6 ]2 w! [rs238848.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. * e- l. _' k; ~ E% J' {# }人在德国 社区5 ?; A) Z: d* K' q: x9 a
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.