[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。! N! ?/ `5 ?7 Y9 J" U4 n( w

5 h" v5 a& }: B2 }4 H　　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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7 v0 e# e% V6 O　　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。( n. E+ u8 `4 e: g3 u
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011  P( u6 y" H0 M

* K' H! w* h# ?' s1 e1 B8 DLeeches 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.; e! |9 O, E$ e$ r

0 ~+ [% y9 j. D6 ^) Z3 f6 c5 ]The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.9 u: h% l& G; }* z  X

$ |$ y* ^& M, R. {: m( {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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# q# z: L" d) R( @" O3 u) i8 L% r- j人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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这个有点恐怖