% ^9 o- P; H X* A. TWomen turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 20110 Z( T7 P% z, A; t- v
: U- e' o4 g& Y& D( v& PLeeches 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.www.csuchen.de# N* v3 u( I' p3 q0 k2 I6 g
5 Z5 j8 t+ D/ i X, GThe idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. W" n6 u9 @6 Q ~+ D人在德国 社区 0 \6 M8 E9 U. j3 E4 cThat 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. * ]( G1 n$ g9 Q$ w7 p2 ^& ^/ d$ }$ B7 k: ?
Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.