. b/ W6 h+ n; o; a 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。 ; {$ ]! K6 ~: t# v0 q 8 O ?# V: V' | 7 j& P. z4 P2 l 8 b/ Q! R' x8 n) I" o8 Q1 `! ]; q5 @7 D+ i0 i
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 2 a( o4 V- N# Z- F: J$ C4 D : e! E$ g: n9 G8 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.; r: [! O( y( I. G& w! C$ y9 R u
# \* ^: @: t8 RThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. + e7 b6 ^( q/ B# ]3 s% ] ( |; b9 u7 z. d+ Rwww.csuchen.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. . k! A2 [$ t. k3 U人在德国 社区 . f1 R' X6 z( F! R* D. bwww.csuchen.deDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.