[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。8 f% Z4 c4 v8 Q0 R9 R0 d" c
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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。* L( u$ a0 W% T3 e6 e- ~: W, a

. x4 q! y4 E5 J& }- a　　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。人在德国 社区8 N/ o* c: F/ q) E$ H' G
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* ~- X: B0 f( \  [4 W4 p. BWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011
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$ @- r5 k" H1 J& ~  WLeeches 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.+ g3 p5 g4 ]0 g
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.& B: I8 r6 _" @1 t1 T# e  O

) J- ^7 ^( i7 s3 `* }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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# p+ U/ \# v+ }7 k! X' JDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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