[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。5.35.249.641 M+ j( B4 W: ?6 Y# x

5 I8 Q$ p9 n! S( j　　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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# l: {! Z# }$ L% C, F3 ^1 N　　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。" L, Q+ ^2 V, o7 p

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2 t. \8 w' w4 F4 M$ dWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011
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! N# x0 h9 w* x2 L% ^) U; T( qLeeches 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.人在德国 社区) p, L4 V8 Y9 I. L- J( |: ]
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.. ?/ n, ^1 ?$ ], K4 p! ^- h8 u3 |

: K( X8 f: Y( `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.1 h% @, v1 W4 Y* r

+ r. M3 \5 U* Q4 oDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.

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