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。7 S, |/ G: t/ u0 w: E# C% T
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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。' c) A" V4 P! q# s2 g
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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。 / A# k' i, n- k1 j: E; g- P- `+ V2 q5 p7 Z : G# _$ L# g8 C9 Q( p6 t
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+ z! d: H; Q2 b) C( x5 u- SWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 4 O% {# R3 }1 e9 N8 H! J1 D, o . z0 C [3 S& D* v- ILeeches 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. : b: m9 _: t$ ?! \4 z9 e : p6 \; F. x1 n4 EThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ) z- I6 C' H/ v- _& c% S& N* r6 Z0 O9 t; ]7 J/ F x. |
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.( w( z' W. Y, L, x* u5 k4 p9 b
$ b3 [6 N1 B# i1 X( U6 B. b# n/ RDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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