[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。( r3 O- l  E, w4 r
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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。5 r- g" q& p/ L# H4 C

% }( c0 j3 Z' P1 S人在德国 社区　　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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$ m: g0 i- K: v, DWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de9 R0 I! i# Q# j# c5 }$ h

4 y7 Q+ z0 x3 I! MLeeches 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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0 L. `  Q) R0 I. ~rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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$ F7 y: N) j) o3 d' w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.0 p7 P, {/ |9 V" ?# {4 W4 X

. R. ^1 C( v& v, I: KDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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