, {- G& {8 g, pWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011csuchen.de+ ^/ f" N7 V! D, [' @
8 T7 @7 F, {# {+ q8 J0 @, BLeeches 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, ~7 P9 m5 Z/ x' T1 w
6 e0 B! B8 n- H. n8 Tcsuchen.deThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 4 Q: r# e* I# e5 u; G0 T# {csuchen.de 7 l" ?; f \' u7 p1 E- nThat 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. 2 M: N! g) ~/ W' q& @; X3 [5 F2 ?. |0 D1 H
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.