[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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' i) m. v2 }* b- Z. @　　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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/ }* O, U( p' x% p5 ?/ N( q　　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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( Y0 j2 p" c, @2 ]5 }/ p$ YWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011
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  ?" m: X1 ^; c$ Z0 CLeeches 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.0 j) _1 ?( m4 l/ _, K/ y( X/ |

  _* I2 F7 v, M6 G8 WThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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4 s9 ~9 K( Z% V7 `) b% K' CThat 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.% @2 {( i% s5 E2 o! g& M) C: x% S5 F

9 d" K! J& |6 |! A! Y6 h: ZDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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