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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.人在德国 社区4 w4 D3 \3 l+ F+ q* w: d C
( [7 D1 d: l$ x& G: cThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. ( t( J& E3 P7 m5 [" D/ d3 `" B6 T4 {/ n9 _ }; D
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.人在德国 社区: ^6 R' A4 r; u, C1 F
4 ]/ l! ]5 v& _( I# N6 {8 BDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.