[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。csuchen.de4 _( @- r9 o5 c. j) C0 C

0 O1 ~% T% D! ]8 c　　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。+ C4 a5 ~. f( M* T6 C7 f) o( l, h

% q( ]- i/ ~# V2 p' O8 L　　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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2 z% C, D, R0 C: e1 \7 f" J! gWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011: L+ j3 ]8 t4 W$ n9 ~' K( |
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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.1 N' y; S/ i) c" B) h

) _) H  Z; a- y3 X4 d2 [% J. k0 iThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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- i& z  u+ j: @, g) _csuchen.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.csuchen.de: g5 ]" T" j3 o

/ D+ O( A$ f' T4 D% pDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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