' ]% f8 f+ r* y; T+ Z. P1 t3 z- c # T3 G7 s4 J6 o$ F* M- j, V人在德国 社区 : k S0 Q2 o. j9 s" E4 D& ?5 n8 R) f0 S人在德国 社区 ) O+ s/ o7 Z( n4 @( |2 c' R % m: E* X" Z. VWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011! E, w2 _% T H' z
' \4 m- _, t% B$ L7 B* q+ lLeeches 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.0 c. B, b" G5 [' X- M2 b
3 e$ \) v! u, }The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 6 N( d" ?" L4 C3 O5 R 8 G H: G# V% v, y7 k7 S5 w% h- Q: 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. ; r* {- A h2 O6 V8 Q/ {( u) frs238848.rs.hosteurope.de " s* w( C' Y, Y/ B* ?6 X8 C# S人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.