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Traditional Medicine Alive in Oaxaca... and the World * * *
The following case study comes from kivu.com:
"Additionally, many of our group of traditional medicine practitioners and mid-wives have been accused, fortunately less and less often, of witchcraft, charlatanism, responsible for birthing deaths or of being drug dealers for the use of sacred plants such as, for example, medicinal mushrooms or the seeds of the virgin."
Interesting how this particular issue is so very relevant to recent developments in the treatment for depression. Through the work of Richard E. Schultes and Gordon Wasson, the use of the hallucinogenic, psilocybin containing mushrooms was introduced from the Oaxaca region, via the healer Maria Sabina, to the West. There are now studies undergoing at John Hopkins University, as well as other academic institutions, in to the therapeutic use of psilocybin. So, a lesson to look at here is that Traditional Wisdom, in this case on the use of sacred plants/hallucinogens, has a time-tested knowledge that is only now being 'accepted' by our modernist culture. We greatly benefit when we can let go of our culturally conditioned prejudices and embrace the wisdom of our ancestors.
Indigenous Women and Traditional Medicine in Oaxaca (Mexico)
Traditional medicine and healing are an emergent area of concern. In this region, women form the majority of traditional healers. Medicine people have formed 17 groups in Oaxaca and are now practicing their art in their communities. They are evolving various skills from indigenous mid-wives to specialized healers. Therapies based on herbs, massages, sweats, chiropractic, and other forms are sued for many physical and mental diseases.
And, here is a link to the blogsite of an FWOP Ambassador, 'A Future Without Poverty, Inc.', who has received a flyer from 'The Council of Indigenous Traditional Medicine Practitioners' (CEMITO) in Oaxaca. The flyer details the members of the Council, the history of the organization, their reasons for being, mission, vision, objectives, successes, problems, and plans. One interesting statement in the flyer reads as follows:
"Additionally, many of our group of traditional medicine practitioners and mid-wives have been accused, fortunately less and less often, of witchcraft, charlatanism, responsible for birthing deaths or of being drug dealers for the use of sacred plants such as, for example, medicinal mushrooms or the seeds of the virgin."
Interesting how this particular issue is so very relevant to recent developments in the treatment for depression. Through the work of Richard E. Schultes and Gordon Wasson, the use of the hallucinogenic, psilocybin containing mushrooms was introduced from the Oaxaca region, via the healer Maria Sabina, to the West. There are now studies undergoing at John Hopkins University, as well as other academic institutions, in to the therapeutic use of psilocybin. So, a lesson to look at here is that Traditional Wisdom, in this case on the use of sacred plants/hallucinogens, has a time-tested knowledge that is only now being 'accepted' by our modernist culture. We greatly benefit when we can let go of our culturally conditioned prejudices and embrace the wisdom of our ancestors.
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Comment by Turil Cronburg on April 22, 2010 at 10:55am
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Simply respecting people's different approaches to problem solving is crucial to a more peaceful world. The freedom to choose your own path in life, including how to approach our own health, is something that we all need to be healthy.
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Comment by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 22, 2010 at 3:25pm
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I was going to choose the same subject. Great blog!!!
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Comment by Sarah Shaw Tatoun on April 23, 2010 at 5:11am
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Great post, Scott. It's ironic that Western medicine, which developed from a few hundred years of trial and error, is so reluctant to take heed of medicinal practices which have been tested over thousands of years.
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