" _, h/ b" W* K5 Q0 }3 a/ k人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 $ F, t+ a4 J3 P. a( o6 W2 o9 h 8 v- i% x' A i8 H. C# Mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deLeeches 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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de: p: t: ~( i, V h" C f/ d
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The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.4 i. O9 `' X8 j9 e) V
9 ?8 {! ]7 D0 @. a5 x* V# ~ drs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat 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.8 O# k5 T9 _8 |" u' i
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.