[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。& s* u8 h; J' ^3 I( N, i
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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。
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& W4 v% ]9 E" Q( C$ p# E& \　　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。8 `0 K. t+ R' ?5 N- Z# ?" Q
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) M' u: q+ a% U5 y3 WWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 20112 F* F/ J9 q( |1 c- V. h( c# z2 S

7 L% ?9 V3 ~$ `% A* l9 Y  {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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7 o9 |* q) p  {# {  P# J3 [The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.8 f  N, q( r3 `, K) o/ |% J/ g! ?

$ Q) M+ b$ O* k6 {+ k, AThat 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.人在德国 社区2 M9 g3 z* t- J
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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