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。, ^' @! o# X6 d s
) T3 K8 ]( V2 n 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。; q& D* i* m$ a8 Z% Z
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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。 ; H: G [4 ]+ n( R" W0 s; f' M1 J( U; h " ]6 W/ [3 h) i: R7 b, P0 C 9 X$ g7 k5 z- a+ Z2 ]5 _; l. r3 ^6 g 3 o; p# }7 S. t7 l' e9 ] 3 V; E2 ], Z$ X0 Y' c5 `) XWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 4 {. r+ N' ], _3 @: B4 y, V) D* e$ X" J5 L6 `1 f
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.( [' h( A* O' s: ^5 _/ G
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. # X/ }1 z5 v4 } U; i! G: m+ W' A5 J3 G6 X N/ D- _
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. " z4 Q$ g+ U% M7 X, N ; j; P9 F3 J. I8 K. g+ k6 cDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
