[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.de0 V9 e" G8 g) t6 L

1 J. b, v. n: E　　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。/ o& _* K" ?6 C

  |4 P1 ~9 @0 N" Y　　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。人在德国 社区; l( Q( k. l+ ]# @$ Q1 p0 A

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7 R6 O" L# M2 S& W6 @( a( tWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011( I/ v0 l' f8 |! {% D4 w

2 ?+ C) ]1 G$ ]2 V& `$ K' J$ p$ I9 fLeeches 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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# e, H. k& u3 f' f6 yThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.8 Y( X( }8 j2 R: ^7 H' S; M

) c2 G9 G+ r3 l) H% ^7 o; D人在德国 社区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.csuchen.de7 E4 `. {  `$ U  ]4 w+ M2 }+ a# L
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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