[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。- r% y6 V  x) T$ v$ k# w4 Z% X

# G- @6 j( C2 _9 m3 X) z( j: X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。/ d; w4 g1 i7 ~' V

. c1 `/ T: D9 E- ^9 S( Y　　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。
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; k% w9 y# ?8 i2 _2 W% B人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 20115.35.249.64- n& d) O# \" Y

% ~3 z2 i% X! n4 h! s2 {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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2 V8 W% h+ P5 g' wThe 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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# \, \3 ~( @  d3 \Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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