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。人在德国 社区- h7 o7 N1 s% w5 ]2 q+ a* H7 X9 {
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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。& \2 ?( L3 c' E) }% Y W& i+ }( m
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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。 8 ?3 k: v3 g7 p g( p . o& r8 p: K) {9 |3 v1 o% ^人在德国 社区人在德国 社区' K8 }& ^8 F4 ^6 J8 q* g: \$ M
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8 g: m" b3 i$ V, Q, n人在德国 社区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- J; s8 \( o) {; r! z+ |! w
3 S& A7 \: q2 N5 W人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 4 q3 w9 ?( d5 a& K! g人在德国 社区人在德国 社区* n; D5 J7 l @) t' k8 _! e' U' X/ Y6 ^
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. / f! c1 N; Q" `8 E. E人在德国 社区www.csuchen.de0 Z; C4 J- x' A3 n/ x/ Y$ w0 ^( d& u9 s
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.