/ M. z' G3 _/ _' x. y" T+ j$ A5.35.249.64 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。6 ^/ B) f* ?: G9 [. s( _8 ]. O8 ?9 f
" W/ B0 n5 K; b* U7 {7 Q 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。 ; e8 y; M s. A, M p% p% |' d, a9 ^- A' l. K : @6 W. e( p3 R$ s4 @3 c7 A ' d4 f2 s. v+ Y. P2 ~ r2 V+ O0 o* B: O# v$ C2 ^: z
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20113 d+ x8 ^* J7 l9 e# z8 n3 B; ~. F
3 @' h0 l: Z/ a z V) d6 XLeeches 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.人在德国 社区8 I* `' ~. b! x5 @# `+ E
0 W) j7 z4 v& }! c/ v& E8 d+ wThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.4 @; Z o' S8 d- t9 x+ P; B& ^3 v
+ A; ~, u5 a6 \0 `& Z- _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. y" j+ Y# M' ~# V7 B) r 6 ^2 m2 x9 R7 B# Z人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.