3 K) ~0 r' m( a' N* b! mrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 3 L/ U- Y# i0 V, ]9 v6 _ # b8 ]+ u$ L" o, j人在德国 社区 1 y# |8 B$ b0 ^7 Z" ~# q. h0 Q; prs238848.rs.hosteurope.de " i. j( N0 y& E+ e6 }8 Q& T* \rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20118 L' u+ o5 p9 L& }. J% Z3 V4 P( v. V
! Z4 x) b% u5 b$ ~; A4 `rs238848.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. # R/ s2 _! w* S" z' a+ H: frs238848.rs.hosteurope.de; r$ B7 e6 N! O" c) I3 L' D# c9 G
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 0 \" t% ^. h% h' G/ P 8 H1 s. D& G5 l8 p$ ]1 M' Rrs238848.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.. y# ^. |; @. q$ O2 F' d) k1 l
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.