3 K& b9 m+ a8 @0 V 7 c9 i% n) _! n9 Z8 g4 `5.35.249.64Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20115.35.249.642 M- K% V$ M f6 I. f
`: f2 e$ L6 y# CLeeches 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.6 w9 t0 O" U. G
8 O9 v! Q3 }# {" L人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. 5 @* U h2 Y, V% Q$ T- T ( |, Q. t: ~! g( F+ `8 _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. * b& m7 S3 F c# U# D# G) o ?% u3 d( z4 ?: A人在德国 社区Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.