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。5.35.249.648 k; F' o! P- N ^
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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。 4 \3 {7 p) E0 m) w! F' n * L/ w0 t) |. I. D: h; Z3 C. ^: h人在德国 社区 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。& _+ p4 c: z" X3 v: M
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9 X- q; z2 {, Z人在德国 社区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. 2 `1 N! U/ |& r人在德国 社区- s3 |$ J6 R- x! D W& e; `
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.( W5 k2 r) i) e) y' w
9 Z1 O- A5 E( X+ m9 i2 M3 u) A6 F9 yThat 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. 9 l# {% u' c5 Y7 ? # M; W# e; `- D* _- r" ?+ K" b gDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.