[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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　　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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/ b* e  }# G. Y. l2 W' I　　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。0 A! b  S; u+ X9 q: Z# B
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011人在德国 社区/ |, F8 }4 R2 T$ n$ J0 F8 ?

9 u* C; W, N' @4 ~! _7 u9 X8 @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.+ D% j: v/ n3 I4 C4 k

: m7 f3 O, ?- D; Ors238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.4 V6 l3 A  L0 k/ ^

! `) v0 ^- y4 i% b8 UThat 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.人在德国 社区# b% n( J  l( s. o3 b9 f

  V8 C3 N) _& W# H6 R; c* ars238848.rs.hosteurope.deDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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