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。 . l1 \! w% E+ d. g8 j% `0 ors238848.rs.hosteurope.de" V) W, [0 o+ [6 Z+ _
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。 + N# v6 }, G4 T! Z人在德国 社区 ?, v5 o* E/ v6 K( @3 Q! W/ X
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。- y6 a, ]; Q1 y2 `8 N
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3 ~2 ]5 T8 ]8 H( G0 L + \$ ~6 p: Q7 @# V( t ( n+ P/ N; a$ `& \人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 # c& h( U+ k: y5 B# u7 U. Z' A5 I
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. & ^# H0 C8 } C9 R; h# v; ] 8 F& m. f7 I- C) ^1 R人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.7 [/ E8 D$ }- F6 c
/ x% i7 [' Q( B# p1 K* F& F' e: brs238848.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. / |* I' z; `, `- j& I7 | , l) j0 }7 ^7 z0 K$ i! N& U! d人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.