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。8 V- a2 t$ W9 S8 _2 g& H6 v
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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。 & u, {+ k8 x+ U& f* H# C7 b) Z; R/ J; j! P0 |
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。 ; l. {+ \$ k, Z- R' e, Q- Y) p a d/ w& F5 L& e6 A+ V2 K4 m' s; h: _# n5 p: ` N D
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 6 k3 Z$ m3 ~$ o0 A2 p3 _5 S . Z- i3 Y( i- c S- C6 P) 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. 8 b- h" ^0 \1 a' i) M- m * ^7 E7 A; Q. a1 ]- z1 ZThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood." B' D; p! t; H) L! ?. T% g& o
$ `& C" t: ~$ r1 d' R: 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. , ~$ K+ l1 Y E7 _, L) V 9 m) G+ x- Z& L1 IDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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