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。! v3 p& t) m4 g7 A, I
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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。 5 n2 s7 Z: V, T) u 9 Z1 |9 q; Y V2 L3 i 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。. x# M" O5 k R: p, E0 {
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 : a6 Y8 h: f8 N4 w# O0 h3 t N) u8 |3 b% n
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.3 H% s' s' ?, o, A
7 P; I8 _ F2 vThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ! s2 L3 v6 V( P- _1 m- ~4 X1 r: F8 P! i# D& {/ w
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. 8 G h/ J [5 @ `6 [' u3 ~0 W& s7 q- u9 T
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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