[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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6 k( y4 j9 P) |$ Q! d　　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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( }+ X% w$ d1 ~7 k: u: w" u　　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。9 d9 w7 b1 k9 }6 e3 e

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7 h. S' z% H$ [. B9 y. h4 M1 nWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 20113 L% k- u9 E# w- A" m

( y& |" M( p  y; g5 C- ULeeches 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.: g+ ]* }. P" V

: I% J/ v& X+ A& zThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- w' z( S$ N3 v8 G) E0 @3 Y
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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.8 f- H$ E8 M* m3 r: f; s# t" m

1 D( w+ Q) P* i6 L# M$ j- {( JDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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