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+ ?, u! N: D7 F
, t1 f9 Y* H4 I; a+ s人在德国 社区 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。 + O: @5 j$ w! c# W$ w; `人在德国 社区 " M" w! A3 Q3 O" {6 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。www.csuchen.de& {( ~" A/ w+ F5 G Z8 W s3 Z
& T4 `: a, u. {9 S+ X; [+ h6 N 3 ]" w1 Q: v- w: T& C9 V * }, ]& C; Y- G, x5 U. L0 i ! D5 Y J9 [0 ]! [$ e1 [ ( V5 ^; f4 |5 GWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011% c5 L1 ~# o& s7 [. d7 R0 R
& F p: S& t* [( S6 u! F0 N2 Q5 b* PLeeches 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. / n3 |" y( R: g4 G3 t! ^- H; @7 u- o% K. @& |7 t; Z; W
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 1 f' M, P$ B. H- N$ q4 l人在德国 社区5 W$ H% D/ V$ x% N' Y( f
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.www.csuchen.de1 ?) L" C8 G4 e7 T0 h
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.