# }9 c; i6 k0 E2 m/ |Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 8 T7 S: G1 I" _9 p. ?6 n# O# S0 Y* Nrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de& U4 L9 ]& [$ x
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. % }, ]2 j2 q) u6 j* v# _( A3 [- f! a8 z人在德国 社区 4 Z+ a& W9 I2 n, ^. yThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 9 F I7 U( G- @ O" U' ~, B人在德国 社区 . M3 M4 e0 G6 ^' `: m$ e) U9 y* v wThat 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. " U: {( }9 g6 ?4 \rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de( L [9 i$ O$ U
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.