The Fascinating World Of Indigenous American Medicine |1491| Chronicle

Early indigenous people in North America were using the number 0 before any other people, had mapped the planets and stars, and had their own calendars and writing methods. We also see how the herbs and plants that they used often are utilized in our modern drugs, as in the Yew tree bears components in Tamoxifen for cancer treatment today and the Willow tree has acetylsalicylic acid for aspirin.

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[cbojorquez]

Here in Mexico, traditional herbal medicine is still broadly used, it is believed that at least 90% of the Mexican population uses or has used a traditional remedy based on herbs, and you can actually study herbal medicine as a formal career in several universities.

[talkinghuman]

My mom still uses traditional medicine when we become sick or others come to her after contemporary medical care has failed them. She learned about plants from her grandmother, who learned it from her parents and so on. I have faith in these plants as I have seen her save a boy's foot, from being amputated by doctors, using natural remedies. She makes countless people feel better with her herbal concoctions. I admire her and the knowledge of our ancestors passed on to her♥️

[lilyflower]

"And they knew which plants those were"
My Mom took me out into the woods and showed me those plants
We know what those plants are!!
Natives keep our traditions alive!

[fishbone]

Natives had serious knowledge of botanical cures and holistic approach . Europe: let's drain your blood.

[_Painted]

It really does seem like European medicine was way behind its other technology for some reason. I remember reading a journal of a Muslim traveler who visited France to learn their medical practices. The French doctor just kept killing all of the patients in ridiculous ways. If I recall correctly, there was a lady suffering headaches, so the French doctor carved a deep cross into her skull and then rubbed salt into it and she had seizures and died. Then even in later times, there was the whole obsession with treating every disease by removing large amounts of blood, like contributed to George Washington’s death. It seems like old Western medicine was designed to kill the patient as quickly as possible. It seems like so many treatments were radical and harmful.

[katharper]

I have just FEASTED on this documentary, especially Inuit, whose culture has fascinated me since in the 2nd grade, I read the story of an adolescent "Eskimo" boy who was separated from his hunting party and had to survive the winter alone. I remember so many things about it-I read it many times until the teacher made me return it. "NUVAT THE. BRAVE" it was named. Im 36 yrs old, and I still remember all those details. THAT'S the impression it made on me.because I learned so much about the history and industry- the evolution of their ways of controlling to an astonishing degree, their uncontrollable environments.

[pandahsykes]

There’s a reason why big pharma ran so many commercials when tv was becoming a mainstay in the home : they need to monopolize the market, making people forget about the age old remedies .

[Unifyhandmade]

It blows my mind when you really think about it, how sled dogs and humans joined forces to survive. Both the humans and dogs used the of their best abilities and combined them together for major win! Amazing!🙌

[indigoblue]

I have so much gratitude and respect for the Healers in the Indigenous communities. Their herbology experiments and expertize has a direct impact on our health today. It was fascinating to hear how they set bones, clean wounds and relieved severe head trauma.

[redblanket]

Our medicine is strong and it's knowledge is passed on to the future generations of our clans

[homesteadingwoman]

Very informative video of ancient cultures. Unfortunately, because of the title, I was expecting a more in depth look at native medicines.

[audrajeanrussell]

"They used kayaks & boats made out of nothing more than animal skin & driftwood & traveled HUNDRED OF KILOMETERS in them (over FREEZING COLD waters)....got lost in a storm, washed up on an unknown tropical island....AND FOUND THEIR WAY BACK HOME AGAIN by laying in the bottom of the boat & listening to the currents...." 😳😲

That's a whole 'nother level of courage & skill - like impressive 👏

[wizardofoz]

The Americas Indigenous symbiotic genius
Zoomorphic love and respect of nature

[bobcox]

Awareness, mindfulness, observation even now is how to learn.

[marieknight]

This is a small glimpse into what we knew and how we lived

[droevig]

Mother Nature gives us ALL we need, we simply forgot how we can use it to our benifit.

[djiceyfan]

I make my own aspirin just as my ancestors did 🧡💜

[Ejeby]

1:25 derived from herbs and alkaloids
5:00 yew tree taxol breast cancer treatment

[MaryAnnNytowl]

According to my NA great grandmother, my great-great grandmother's sister was a healer. As a little child, I was told the Old Stories, and what my ggg-aunt could do with plants we can walk to the woods and find, now. Like Plantain (not the banana relative!), Willow bark, Cranberry, Echinacea, etc., and the plant understanding was passed down in our family.

My mother user Cranberry her whole adult life to treat UTIs, which she was prone to, and very seldom did she have to go to the doctor to give the natural medicine a bit of a boost. Funny, though, but the doctors she visited here in the Central Midwest were never against that as an initial treatment, and several (ones I've known, too) strongly supported its use!

The NA medication has a very, very long history of being very good at what it's for, and I am very happy to see this video supporting that long history! Thank you, so!
❤️❤️

[cloipto]

I've just had some hedgehog mushrooms, picked from my walk in the Lancashire English countryside. All good. Polypore, antiseptic. Garlic, Hazel nuts, dandelions, the list goes on. In any country.