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。% q$ D% m' T8 C {, D
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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。 , x2 Y4 T @4 p5 ]. I4 r. I' }. ?8 G- D: T3 G2 T+ h% F
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。8 S) l& G$ v \
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011' _' V( M$ X' Z8 ^* H4 F3 l1 x" T
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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. - s' g, M" J0 [/ O% D3 w" M: s# {8 X$ j/ ^
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood." m5 ~, ^) V i4 ?
9 v0 q; Z8 }+ K- BThat 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. * z+ R0 P0 E' P# k6 Z % {* O/ p" H, ~4 w5 v" pDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
