[社会新闻] 乔治亚流行水蛭疗法

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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。
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9 K& f, V# e# Y' I: v　　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。6 w- Z/ x) [) ]; i- Z5 C
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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。
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 20116 ?1 J+ b& O5 J: v
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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.  ]+ C. R# }# _7 y" Z$ q

4 y) g% L# Z9 D; d' \! X7 KThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.% q+ N. B) Q. N) ~+ V2 N. S+ D

# R9 W/ E1 `6 S+ Wcsuchen.deThat 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.
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" g$ X' T- ?. |  K4 X8 JDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.