Spiritual, scientific and practical elements are contained in the rich Mapuche tradition which has a special vision about health and disease.
The herbs used by the Mapuche medicine has been effective in the healing and relief of many pains. Some herbs have historically been used but some others have been revealed by produce improvement in the people's health.
Here we describe briefly only 5 combinations of 29 from the document "The Mapuche Women. Traditional Knowledge in the Treatment of Common Diseases " compiled by Sonia Montecinos and Ana Conejeros in 1985.
MIXTURE OF HERBS IN THE MAPUCHE MEDICIN
HEALTH PROBLEM
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TREATMENT FOR HEALTH PROBLEM (mixture of herbs) |
MOLLFUN KAICHU |
KELLU KULLE: Red Culle (rosea Oxalis) |
KE KUTRAN |
ÑANKU LAWEN: purple everlasting [ Gnaphalium purpureum]. |
ALI KUTRAN
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THEYGUE: Scraping of Willow [ Salix chilensis ].
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KUTRAN LONKON |
KILLOI - KILLOI: Quilloy-Quilloy [Stellaria media ). |
CHAFO KUTRAN |
NATRI: Natre [ Solanum gayanum). |
Source: Bulletin of Natural Health