[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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　　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。人在德国 社区+ n1 l& y; ]$ b. ]+ j* o- E' C4 ?: P
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　　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。; j7 j8 D- t9 P+ e7 K

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) J) s( h1 z0 u: h' n4 NWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011人在德国 社区  Y6 S7 B  ~" J7 e8 n6 S

4 K% o3 y( j. Y1 V! _! TLeeches 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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) V" g9 Z. q* ?: x2 z. p( ~The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de# u$ \9 z+ P/ K0 u

1 d5 D' v+ t6 O6 _+ p0 ]$ x$ h$ ?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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" F, Y6 \6 {: ^# b( I& rDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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