[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。1 [. w; W  I. A- U
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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。$ j" y' i- y: ~# A
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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。
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* g& f# ~3 Z! c8 y+ V. ?$ O

8 m& G/ t, E- X0 N9 r6 H& m  RLeeches 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.* V& c) a( w1 f8 T2 F! I3 D2 ]% b

' A5 z* M% P8 h2 i! s' o5 FThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.% D' z4 K: B! l; d) ]$ T# _

3 ^9 Q/ O3 M' d: P" l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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' o' \4 t( Q3 J0 m

, I4 v3 ~# G3 uDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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