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。 / ?7 L. N0 \" T! @- p8 j2 J2 h1 Q& z! T
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。1 t/ e# j" I+ W3 N: N
2 w/ I! L, U# L7 @ 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。9 ?. k& }! q" L4 [6 p, J/ U6 W; M) R
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011$ a8 W- K' C+ n8 x9 t* e
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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. 8 {, O! O) y* j1 I! w @: A* Y' e- O O p! u# R3 c& M
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.) P: Z2 Y- o, z2 p5 v' J
+ K2 y" M3 f/ i% I2 j! r8 b4 U. sThat 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. * L$ A6 n0 r' d7 o E7 T; ^! _# J3 I$ {* F
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
