+ x; z# ?0 P# e0 }) c) k* Q$ HWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011: G4 @3 u3 o9 }* E6 k% z+ j3 A1 d
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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. 7 k( g* V- i9 Y8 D6 @0 }: frs238848.rs.hosteurope.de ' n3 e5 T; {. q2 G7 G+ ^( Q/ PThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 6 t2 M( H, H# }8 L; q4 w$ D人在德国 社区. Y/ f4 v5 u1 { B
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.3 P( c) k5 T8 T0 \
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.