: e8 f& N G# ~% y) Q3 d l人在德国 社区( L; |* m2 O9 W4 E% F2 g
1 H* v% a. @" c8 O( O- U6 ]人在德国 社区 + a4 B! q3 @, g* A4 k( H2 c$ ?rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de % B7 ~! Z! |, V: Y3 H人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 - a3 t3 ~: J# t: A/ f9 H4 _' Y人在德国 社区 0 X% N _' K+ k) q" N2 \6 p3 A- n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. 3 Y. s9 S, y/ N; V人在德国 社区rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de0 }% c- F# [" s. ~
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.9 N4 o' g2 n% {) t/ Y' e! O$ r
rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de: X# c( ]& c. `7 v4 F! w: P; o2 J
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.: S6 a/ ~4 H( L" X, v" T E0 f
. ]; O2 x) V( ^! o6 n/ A7 {$ B9 U; CDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.