[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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6 \: B0 B' L# Z) o" w. z) y& m　　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。* U4 A( t/ k; W, U$ \. o. a2 k( f5 L

% j. D" r. O( @2 \9 [( H2 o/ x5 prs238848.rs.hosteurope.de　　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。! M. ]2 _! j. q# {* _, Q% ^

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# x- K5 b- a2 R( ^9 \, CWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011! @% t( W% @7 I1 ?" T" ~6 U

% i3 ?& l) Z( W9 u: b( L6 ^rs238848.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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: O7 w! v) v0 M3 |4 B+ Y$ grs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.9 O2 Z* i* H/ \# n% X0 F# m# U6 b

, o" c% D+ B" B7 @$ Z. v( gThat 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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5 u0 a/ ]$ d: s) |* u3 U- wDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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