[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。3 d" B9 A) e; P9 }& c: Y% ~! W

( p! _3 }) s5 ~　　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。& `5 ^% f* x3 R& q$ z

; }9 C) I& S7 t, J人在德国 社区　　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。人在德国 社区  N8 F8 t# |# h/ A

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. y- c3 \' r) r5 E. nWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011人在德国 社区% l5 d0 X9 C3 c" K: K8 ?. d

( A& {0 u  Y7 H" u' F9 iLeeches 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./ |, H+ @+ D7 S! ?/ B

' |( l) d" @$ d* oThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.
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# k9 ]( D5 u% |5 S+ B6 E人在德国 社区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.! i% M% e3 f/ S* f5 S% }- s, n' q

  E9 b- [) W( B8 @9 W" E, s5.35.249.64Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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