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。 1 r& G0 c2 A' y! f& M3 H; w' b. p" j8 K, c7 `6 j
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。) C) d: x6 _8 e; ^, ]5 C
1 p! r) I, P% Z& m# D( x; ` 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。! G1 N3 P! b R3 g5 C& h% K
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 : A% ]9 \) h! ?7 F4 o" D % V* Y& S7 O3 i! eLeeches 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.9 } w' H" j* X$ Y) e& G8 h
( p0 a' v1 A9 ]& f l, u/ @5 _8 lThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 8 }( X0 m+ U. D; ]3 k 1 a% _2 `7 v0 f9 VThat 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." E- X* T- T) d6 U4 X
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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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