[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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$ \1 a" y( K! J3 [6 M  ~8 w人在德国 社区　　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。* y! R9 L* z& t( R$ f, h

0 _/ y. E- s' Y0 r, C6 W4 u　　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。6 e" U7 ], `/ X$ I( |9 K% `
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1 p4 T; H) K& ?/ s3 ^9 d' u, kWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011
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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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3 p: H  r' }6 w3 A( SThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.5.35.249.647 s+ t4 v$ w% e- b0 i6 y" f

) ?% T% K/ }+ j- F$ e, P  ?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.3 Z- X8 B& d2 S' n

2 L. \" S- c& V& ~% PDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.