[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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$ E$ j" z9 ^" Q) L. m4 {　　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! s7 L' H, T3 i- \5 v) Q, s: B+ [/ b　　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。$ @2 M0 ]) A$ ^( e

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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011  B, |) ^5 a+ \* C* V" K$ O8 R
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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.4 H: B' k, J& D( L+ K1 e
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.% H6 p% U7 v$ V. h; K% U1 {3 s

  {9 [' Z" B4 P' D, X7 ?rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat 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.( \2 n& j0 z1 c, c

1 W/ `+ M$ m$ f# R. n: O( Y1 f0 hDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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