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。 2 p! x% O( M. v+ P% R1 q1 X& W . J" C s# ~7 x! j' ? 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 p$ F. W6 _* i" h6 j- T, w " `% _$ _$ V% C2 k 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。 # v+ [ Q l7 ^1 P" k" d" G) W; V7 T- N + K. C6 f/ T7 e( r" ?1 D6 Y- t$ |% A" S' r
$ l& X% b) k" h ! c* v: x1 Z9 @1 T6 e dWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 0 C% l, |8 c# [# p- ]8 i 0 ~5 U/ Q4 Z' S4 {: KLeeches 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; q7 [# J" H/ {! H- ~! D
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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.; M; [8 [& K2 }* r! e3 U% N. T
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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
