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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011+ I9 {, o7 i- R. I
: }! i4 Z: Q* w& C# A人在德国 社区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. * D+ o% m- f$ b# J$ Z, c. U( U! [: j1 {3 ^; g0 @: Z; V" u: e- k
The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood.www.csuchen.de' }5 M6 y" y2 n, H0 c
# N8 p/ w. T7 n# i2 R6 p8 G人在德国 社区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. ' n/ b5 ^$ U# J ! ]- o1 X1 ?3 ~Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.