[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。# Q* {6 W6 ^2 K" R4 w

+ ]% a+ Y6 g$ a　　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。  H7 h; j% W, m

% i, m+ O: R' m- j2 `( k　　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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3 Y2 R5 ~& X1 y. _( X人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011人在德国 社区# |8 h: F" q# a; v& I! C" ?
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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.
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- X- E& U5 h. a% }rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.8 ~5 c9 M9 ?; U1 O5 U( A4 R) Q

  Y5 I  ^* o3 G$ H8 |5 a) |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.# o; Q7 o( I0 W% b

) {, e/ u2 G- ^4 urs238848.rs.hosteurope.deDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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