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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 $ p/ E. i& t% @ S9 _; C) a2 zrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deLeeches 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. . c* ?3 z3 |' Z6 K1 c; e( y1 A # y4 j8 _! i9 @% K" I/ aThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 7 f7 @" P" y/ \* Z8 F/ a0 j , ^4 U$ _6 D6 oThat 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. . {, t1 {# m9 A) L; Q* {" Qrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de0 P9 H4 H7 m; W
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.