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。' b* w1 V- c" O
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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。 L- l- `) |2 B% D0 f; ]5 B0 j$ c3 ~* ^: J6 d
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% W$ |+ \4 y
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( ]/ H, z9 V: W6 |Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20116 ~& S1 _2 }! H/ w: v+ }3 R: t1 ]
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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. C" O! t1 N! Y- {
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. $ g$ T! i1 a) D n' J+ K $ T1 c) Q) H {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. 9 O" W2 k7 O/ J9 Q% Y* y; T% z0 S5 ^* b) f
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
