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2 W0 w& d& ` ], NLeeches 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( c3 L7 k( u) [8 C. v; w# {5 t
% G1 e8 c, {- W6 H2 hrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de4 W9 b, t" v' w* D
1 b4 X( c) P8 m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. # X( ]) Z# i! B# |, O人在德国 社区% _ z+ ? F6 W$ f% T- @, w; {
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.