0 T7 g7 J4 H8 F# b) }' J/ `! t0 J# XWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 : l5 X/ o) R# Z% P: x ) Y7 U4 _. ?$ g: C人在德国 社区Leeches 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.# @, B7 F& C- g# J* A& y& D& S) l
6 ?6 w" t' Y- G; `7 U+ IThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. d+ M& B) L0 L( P1 Z2 d* V
! ~3 s: C3 p' ?3 T; \3 P0 \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. " ?& U. q6 A) o; p8 q8 S1 G G人在德国 社区( c: p, h2 J# r5 W6 K! A
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.