Plants, Spirits, And Healing

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Term Paper Title	Plants, Spirits, And Healing
# of Words	548
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.19

     Plants, Spirits, and Healing

     A man lies on the ground screaming in pain.  Others around him get the shaman or medicine man.  The shaman calmly walks up to the man with a few things in his arm.  Among them are needles made from thorns, threads from vines to sew up the man's wounds, and the last thing brought was witch hazel to control the bleeding.  That is a situation men or women would be in if they were wounded many years ago.  But even now some cultures don't depend on hospitals or doctors with degrees in medicine to cure them; they believe in the supernatural powers of the shaman and plants around them for cures.

     The beliefs and ceremonies of shaman are still used today in many areas of North and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.  There are over 200,000 witch doctors locally in South Africa alone.  Shamans are usually the ones who hold power in their communities because they have the power to communicate with the spirits.  The shaman learn from a spiritual teacher and are asked to protect people from harm, to cure the ones with poor health, and to help with affairs of the heart.

     Amulets are believed to have traditional magical powers, and are used to protect the wearer from evil and illness.  Some can be made of various items including teeth or bone.  Masks are used in ceremonies.  The medicine man usually wears the mask to inspire fear and belief.  Australian Aboriginal groups have initiation rites, that can involve pulling teeth, bloodletting, or burning and scaring of the body.  Then, ointments and balms made from herbs and other substances would be applied after the cer...

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