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。 8 D2 p/ n7 M$ k n0 x Z E# j* H' I- k8 X7 E- I
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。* Z' h7 }: O( q+ |1 f, y' _
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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。 8 D# z- U& ^ e& Z( Q/ o4 j2 k+ O # q: v$ E C+ j6 }' \$ e& J5 t7 r
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! X' l1 r$ h, N; {Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20111 Q: p4 C5 i4 I2 a( U. V
. |1 O3 t' R* w# @: i. WLeeches 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.; P9 n& h# K% j
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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. 1 V C9 o7 w+ W/ }& C5 A- i Z 6 O! O9 R1 m+ i+ C3 f8 q6 [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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