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 @1 a4 f- X+ ]8 ^, j4 T . L1 o: T: L+ F( g; x) A, T) _) b 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。 9 Y; j, p) x" \ V 6 g3 z' \' `+ ?5 T1 A 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。 6 Q" |: K( Y+ m- ^2 s& P9 C/ | ! }: T0 R# F. P7 d3 w1 X q* n/ ?- C: e7 s; C5 D
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011+ {* n; Q( D( ?# H- x
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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.5 u2 _8 D& p9 H- v6 `( `
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' J, m9 e0 a( i! JThat 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.- ` `% a* {# W3 ~% ]
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.作者: wahahaha 时间: 2011-6-25 10:08
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