[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。: \. i8 w7 `% m6 w% B3 `9 S% k

4 J  A+ K" g9 }( Y. G　　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。0 B) J6 q3 q5 N- B
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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。) J# F# c* E' |6 z! s

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% c/ R. ~9 J+ R1 }) A+ V4 Zrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011& v( B, k. W  U

/ I+ t/ n$ c' u) e# qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deLeeches 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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: [9 K1 H9 I4 x! s: [+ yThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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; t5 \$ w; C  U" R& o: {/ Rrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat 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.% n$ ~, Z% P  Q1 V* M( M6 f

9 C  L; L9 p% N+ t/ g& |) Z1 pDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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