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。 $ Z. r$ H: w6 w1 x# `8 n E: O- H8 ~/ d
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。 , }/ t5 h1 g& `% c+ g- K: [+ H2 j/ K0 a; A# \3 K/ \( t P
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。 7 l- i) O1 a: M1 V4 H7 z% R. Z! P; u' N. A . p% k3 ]# e9 c- f- x# Z
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011" R% R, \, a# J% @6 n
8 _. V8 C% { OLeeches 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( W% x! _; L' u: _
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7 }' t% B/ u, u; wThat 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.6 I% o6 [0 X- s4 @* F: V
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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