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" W y4 \4 d1 b7 R$ ULeeches 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. " A% s# H- Y- g; k: u7 b: `人在德国 社区 # @) `* v% C# H* U人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.5 _8 b1 P6 l. i8 m
0 ]1 r, J/ W6 l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. " W, k& U2 }3 |& C4 d* `rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de" [5 \/ E, q J5 Q* f9 f! [, a! Q
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.