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t. e. Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before the era of modern medicine. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as "the ...
Medicine man. An Ojibwe midew 'ceremonial leader' in a mide-wiigiwaam 'medicine lodge'. A medicine man (from Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini) or medicine woman (from Ojibwe mashkikiiwininiikwe) is a traditional healer and spiritual leader who serves a community of Indigenous people of the Americas. Each culture has its own name in its language for ...
Pages in category "Plants used in traditional Native American medicine" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 394 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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. However, modern day residents within the Navajo Nation have incorporated contemporary medicine into ...
Kinnikinnick is a Native American and First Nations herbal smoking mixture, made from a traditional combination of leaves or barks. Recipes for the mixture vary, as do the uses, from social, to spiritual to medicinal.
Plants used in traditional Native American medicine (1 C, 395 P) Pages in category "Medicinal plants of North America" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total.
Chumash traditional medicine is a type of traditional medicine practiced by the Chumash people of the southern coastal regions of California. [1] Chumash medicine focused on treating mind, spirit, and body alike to promote the wellness of both the individual and the larger community. Healing practices included a knowledge of local plants, as ...
Midewiwin. Midew in a mide-wiigiwaam (medicine lodge). The Midewiwin (in syllabics: ᒥᑌᐧᐃᐧᐃᓐ, also spelled Midewin and Medewiwin) or the Grand Medicine Society is a religion of some of the Indigenous peoples of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America. Its practitioners are called Midew, and the practices ...
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