[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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! T; a8 @: s2 l9 ~　　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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6 C9 v+ J  W5 ^8 S7 W/ _: G( `rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de　　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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" S+ Y  t& I+ X; B- P3 J, v  JLeeches 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.- h5 `) T6 \5 E7 ^: t7 @4 s5 Q" Y

( p5 k* v: S# d! G3 {rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.+ f3 ]% j6 l  A

& j" m" R& H( s4 v" z$ ?( P; f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.
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/ x$ {  d& F/ m- d- d) x# ZDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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