: L. A( Q4 t1 |) i3 [: G 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。 0 m; R1 M0 G0 A; O; F& k, x人在德国 社区 7 |9 p/ g o5 s& \- ]人在德国 社区人在德国 社区0 `2 S4 {/ a; M2 W0 q& V
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K- H0 A2 A5 I7 C% ?7 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.1 @' s; ]4 C+ N; N* V" ]/ W
9 G" @' e& c2 i7 q0 {2 xThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. . N# Q6 c! V" b3 j# P* ^5.35.249.64; O, b* M: m( |' W: p
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. $ E% c% B/ e; G4 ~4 R5.35.249.645.35.249.641 q" @, W; U2 V& E6 K6 |7 x
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.