[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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de7 e7 C1 [$ F8 p$ |
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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。( E7 Z( t2 Z0 \8 N

! F3 [1 K& m, r　　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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de% J4 }( l+ b# |! i7 T

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. \4 |5 q* |0 S% F( s) QWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011) D; m5 i: \1 v, {' W& n2 M0 e; a# z
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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.6 A' q  _. a- O8 q! g
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.& v2 G0 `/ k/ H+ O

5 f# n3 G8 h3 W# N& PThat 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* f1 H2 s" w+ U
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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