7 s, I* x. m" C9 c 9 h3 O% a2 P2 \3 jrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de % t: D1 j9 ?2 |, c; X( k$ R& ~Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 ( `0 x# R! b$ G1 f& e* D! x6 j 0 L- B% `7 F0 hrs238848.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. 5 \& j. R+ r( U: p % O) w U0 o4 y; c; zThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. # g4 e+ ^* C" k* W- |3 f( wrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de . m/ Y4 B w+ uThat 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; i7 X. |* w
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.