3 `7 V9 W0 V$ Yrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 5 b# T. _* N. v$ N: A# {9 @5 z% DWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20119 x6 f! k. o9 D+ A% X
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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. 1 H: u9 N: Y+ z; Y' ]' h9 \' k 8 u) X/ g1 S6 E人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ) \* q. W; r% d) `0 X/ ?/ l* m人在德国 社区rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* N" p, u5 x6 l: E) |6 L
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.1 D- M6 j- i, s" s; ]
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.