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Medicine people use many practices, including specialized knowledge of Native American ethnobotany. [2] Herbal healing is a common practice in many Indigenous households of the Americas; [3] [4] [5] however, medicine people often have more in-depth knowledge of using plants for healing or other purposes. [2]
Navajo medicine covers a range of traditional healing practices of the Indigenous American Navajo people. It dates back thousands of years as many Navajo people have relied on traditional medicinal practices as their primary source of healing .
When it comes to Native American traditional medicine, the ideas surrounding health and illness within the culture are virtually inseparable from the ideas of religion and spirituality. [35] Healers within indigenous communities go by many names ranging from medicine man or woman to herbalist or even shaman and are considered spiritual or ...
Balsamorhiza sagittata, used as food and medicine by many Native American groups, such as the Nez Perce, Kootenai, Cheyenne, and Salish. [23] Baptisia australis – the Cherokee would use the roots in teas as a purgative or to treat tooth aches and nausea, while the Osage made an eyewash with the plant. [24]
Pages in category "Plants used in traditional Native American medicine" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 393 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This plant has many uses in Native American medicine. The Zuni use an infusion of the root for body aches. The root is also chewed during curing ceremonies for various illnesses, and the crushed root and water used as wash and taken for sore throat. [11] The Rarámuri also use the root as herbal medicine. [10]
It is used in herbal medicine to treat fever and to slow the pulse. [20] Apocynum cannabinum has been employed by various Native American tribes to treat a wide variety of complaints including rheumatism, coughs, pox, whooping cough, asthma, internal parasites, diarrhea, and to increase lactation. [5]
Plants used in traditional Native American medicine (1 C, 393 P) Pages in category "Native American health" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.