养生秘方! 俄媒曝普京曾用鹿血洗澡!

Vladimir Putin is bathing in blood extracted from the severed antlers of Maral deer in an attempt to boost his health, according to extraordinary reports in the Russian media.

据俄罗斯媒体的特别报道，为了增强体质，弗拉基米尔·普京正在用从马拉赤鹿切断的鹿角中提取的血液洗浴。

Ahead of a visit to the Altai Mountains last year, some 70 kilograms of stag antlers were prepared for the Russian leader 'to take antler baths', reported a local media outlet.

据一家当地媒体机构报道，在于去年访问阿尔泰山脉之前，约70千克的鹿角被用来给这位俄罗斯领导人“洗鹿角浴”。

The ancient tradition is seen as a testosterone-driven elixir to improve male health and potency, and he is said to be taking the blood baths several times a year.

这一古老的传统被视为一种催生睾丸素的万能药，能够提高男性的健康和力量。据悉，普京每年都要用鹿血洗浴好几次。

Animal rights campaigners have condemned the 'barbaric' practice of sawing off the antlers without anaesthetic to extract blood.

动物权利推动者们谴责了这一不使用麻醉剂就锯掉鹿角抽血的“野蛮”行径。

Putin, 64, first asked about the medicinal benefits of maral - or red deer - antler extract a decade ago and his prime minister Dmitry Medvedev is also keen on the blood baths, reported news outlet Republic.

据新闻机构Republic报道，64岁的普京于10年前首次问及赤鹿鹿角提取的医药价值，而总理德米特里·梅德韦杰夫也热衷于鹿血洗浴。

Since that time the President has apparently visited Altai many times, sometimes as frequently as several times a year.

此后，普京总统多次访问阿尔泰山，有时一年要好几次。

He consulted maral blood medical expert Alexander Zuykov, according to Expert magazine. 'It strengthens the body's bones, muscles, teeth, eye sight and hearing, cures pleurisy, pneumonia, asthma, joint pain, osteoporosis, and problems with the spine'.

据《Expert》杂志介绍，普京曾咨询过马拉赤鹿血液的专家亚历山大·苏依格娃。“它能够增加人体骨质、肌肉、牙齿、视力和听力，治愈胸膜炎、肺炎、哮喘、关节痛、骨质疏松症和脊椎问题。”