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。9 y1 p$ G* H- p9 k+ P& W
; ?: q" i# [- }- l5 a 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。 7 x P- j4 o# M+ m. N: s5 w! t! A. r# \
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。 ( ]& t& T; `; B1 N. K0 Y9 U# s5 z" r0 P3 X' f 8 b- E# K. E) B- y ( T1 v& ?8 ^" T5 e% f8 j7 l( O# l, B1 {- o7 a
& c4 {- H3 }# NWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 1 d, ~( u8 u3 m9 Y; z; t0 v9 O2 j9 N7 C9 S6 i& W$ m
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.) M' p- F& v0 v
4 l" w# ~" y+ {- `+ tThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.5 A" {6 j! B2 z
. ]4 V( V j6 `5 \. [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.* ~. b. e& H; U* p" ~
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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
