[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。www.csuchen.de5 i4 [' L4 O2 ~5 b8 }

+ y- {" T' J# G/ y. L) @# V% ^8 ?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。人在德国 社区3 ]; x" [$ g; m3 u1 i

; u! A8 o6 o9 S6 F$ k, e　　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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) e0 e6 |- D/ ?Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi     22 June 2011  n- o) p' ]5 I' {& T

; e$ O; [  l4 ]9 v, kLeeches 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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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.www.csuchen.de2 k9 |' X  L# }9 N7 Z; t
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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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1 {+ z3 u# G! ?# D& O! o/ yDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.