! l: m4 _! q+ l& y, ^- u3 F9 u人在德国 社区 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。 # w7 k0 M* v( G # Z7 s8 y3 K( m. Z+ Z. k$ o" p A; j% I1 y
& a! B$ m$ a! fcsuchen.de ! E1 k7 H9 b" A- q. c' W 6 f2 H) H& Y6 _8 M I1 ^1 O人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 / F. @, J( e4 \3 U& P v3 G/ R ! t+ e; i% u$ ^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.# ]9 L }. e, i6 ]
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. X9 o/ Y0 A) B( v0 J0 C2 y" D' u! V6 ?4 w9 W. L: S! A6 k0 N1 q, Q! P
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.7 }: z U3 `7 ^+ _1 b; Q
3 L7 v6 I( h/ {8 F5 G" d5 lDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.