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。 " F, a. U3 s0 l: y7 F1 l% J9 E : q' J7 ~/ c9 R3 d: f5 twww.csuchen.de 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。人在德国 社区$ E2 T8 k( A" t; L/ g( v
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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。 0 Q ]+ @% C% H( w2 B7 r: \) rwww.csuchen.de ) u8 Y, G# `- ]1 {$ j5 z0 B8 O+ A& p
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011+ {" A9 A1 K: f0 e
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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.www.csuchen.de/ u5 o H8 o$ v5 _/ ?
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.www.csuchen.de2 L6 U" \# M% `& A5 H
, K7 ~$ A# N) aThat 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.de' H3 z. i8 _% q9 ? n( u( x
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.