[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 |) |: t7 M# V. o/ @7 z

8 U' J0 l6 K- @- Z  ~1 H, P5.35.249.64　　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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! }  H2 r, t/ A) b  K　　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。9 {. }7 M( w& F" R7 v
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/ B+ N+ {- @2 Y- ^4 t) |3 s4 DWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 20115.35.249.646 G7 E+ i- O- f$ @2 Z2 ?9 ^

& {$ m0 b2 Z. x( s5.35.249.64Leeches 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.# a& j* m( k: T/ R& Q5 \: H& ?  T

/ N5 X) A  A; s1 M1 VThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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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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0 }  E4 J3 w* Y+ P& ?0 L人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.