[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。1 E# k" a' l( k9 Y$ J* s5 ]

! J7 e. [0 {  ]8 s  }. x% s　　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。
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/ s& n2 \3 z/ ?2 ^1 `/ H5 Y( E- C; D　　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 Z. C1 I' U  \: e
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; L' H. O; {' ^& C+ u人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011
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+ F4 J4 e' ^; W& v2 @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.
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+ y8 Q$ H: P) t) D# I: KThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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; X5 J- ]+ A& O: c" w+ {) vThat 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- K: Y% ~# o0 ]! i6 c* \+ w9 c4 e. D
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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