A bit of American history


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The American Tradition

The tradition of herbal medicine hasthe causative agent of the disease or
always been strong in North America,because they looked like the part of the
thanks to the pooling of European andbody affected. This compares with the
Native American skills during the 18thmedieval Western Doctrine of Signatures,
and 19th centuries. Friendly Nativewhere plants are named for their
American tribes shared their profoundresemblance to body parts and used in
knowledge of healing with the firstremedies for that part. We know more
European settlers and introduced to themabout Cherokee medicine and herbal
countless hitherto unknown medicinal andrepertoire than any other Native
culinary herbs. Many herbs areAmerican traditions because their great
particularly useful for women'schief Sequoia developed a form of
problems, notably squaw vine and bluewritten language that was used to record
cohosh, both uterine tonics.rituals, prayers, and medicinal remedy
The settlers in their turn brought withrecipes. The Cherokee believed that
them the seeds and roots of their mostillness was caused by the spirits of
valuable herbs, which took hold anddead animals, revenging themselves on
flourished in their new environment. Thehuman hunters, or by malcontented
religious sect called the Shakers livedspirits or ghosts. Diseases were named
by agriculture and were also the firstfor their causes not their symptoms.
white Americans to grow and sell herbsIllnesses were cured by rubbing boiled
in commercial quantities.herbs into the patient's skin or blowing
The Native Americans of Canada, thedried herbs over them through a cane
United States, and Mexico based theirpipe. Singing and ritual formulas were
concept of natural medicine on the Greatalso important.
Spirit, and on the Medicine Wheel,Much of Native American healing centered
within which we are all born and travelaround purification, not just of the
on life's journey. The Wheel is made upbody but also of the spirit. Heat was
of the Four Directions, each with itsconsidered a great purifier, and "hot"
particular qualities and energies. Herbsherbs were often administered to induce
are thought both to guide and to assistviolent vomiting. Sweating out toxins in
in healing.the "sweat lodge ceremony" was central
The Native Americans of the northeastto curing disease and maintaining
recognized herbs to cure sore eyes, skinhealth, and also purified the body in
problems, abdominal complaints, and lungpreparation for enlightenment. Fresh or
disorders, among other ailments. Whendried herbs were burned during the
they gathered the woodland herbs in highceremony and the smoke was considered to
summer, the medicine men would begin byprovide a link with the spirit world.
offering tobacco to the Four DirectionsSage was a particularly important herb,
of the Wheel and to the sky and earth.and was believed to be especially
Herbs were gathered after ritual prayerssacred.
and promises not to take more than wasFor modern Native Americans who live on
needed.reservations, the use of herbs and other
The Cherokee of the southeast recognizedtraditional methods of healing remains
more than 100 types of medicinal herb.vitally important and is still preferred
Some were used because they resembledto conventional medicine.



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