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KNOWLEDGE
INTRODUCTION.
healers;
Andean-Amazonian Cultural disease well known in
our context is the "disease scare," which can not herbalists, who only sell medicinal
be cured by academic medicine (biomedicine); products;2]
however if ancestral cured by traditional medicine,
bonesetters, traditional doctor in charge of
as it is understood as a healing spirit more than
the curing and treating bone;3]
the physical part.
In Bolivia respect and recognition of ancestral the jampiris, traditional medical herbalist
traditional medicine, it is strengthened by Law No. and ritualistic, through the interpretation of
459, and the development of intercultural coca determines the disease and the time of
processes in health, complementarity and day to be made healing, and elements to be
strengthening the health care system; through the used;3]
actions of the Sector Development Plan in Health
the kallawayas, originating in the province of
Policy and Intercultural Community Family Health
La PazThe kallawayas, yatiris and jampiris,
"SAFCI". made part of their treatments clean, and
animal sacrifice ceremonies;2]
Layq'a, S a witch. It is wicked and his trade yatiris, (the wise man) knows the future,
is to drop the curse upon certain person, analyzes the causes of the disease, the
using the art of black magic;3] circumstances that have led people to be
seized by demiurgesMakes the diagnosis
the flowerpots, who perform their counseling or medication should be avoided
treatments based infusions;2] or prevented, to avoid falling into the
disease. Destroy the curse and frees the
naturopathic;2] patient from the curse that chains,3] yatiris
and jampiris, they perform their healing
midwives / os, they are usually women, in through ritual ceremonies, make offerings
charge of care and pregnancy care, and apply their knowledge of medicinal
childbirth and postpartum in plants;2]
communities .;3]
herbalists, traditional doctor with a deep
the qhaqori traditional doctor through knowledge of the medicinal plants, Its
massages and exercises determines cure therapeutic properties and correct
disease any point in human anatomy, application;
considering the integrity and uniqueness of
each of the bodies.3] The traditional doctor, when required, seeks to
integrate the family and the patient community,
share with them food and even sometimes stays
in the house for a while. Thus seeks to restore the
lost balance between the individual, social and
supernatural environment, not just the patient but
the whole family.
Ritual to expel evil eye - Different Ways - Symptoms: headache, lack of sleep, lack of
appetite, fatigue, weakness, respiratory problems,
The Evil Eye can be eliminated using any of these nausea, spitting blood. Is a serious problem that if
simple rituals. These can be performed by anyone, more than two hours persists, you should come
anywhere. down immediately
Ritual of salt and mustard seeds - Cure: sorojchipi) coca (in tea or the can chew
with sodium bicarbonate), paracetamol, drink
Get rid of mild distress from the evil eye with this large amounts of water, especially standing.
ritual using salt and mustard seeds.
Coconut Ritual - Prevention: climbing gradually, no more than
1000 meters per day, and sleep in the day lower
heights. Drink plenty and eat well (not much, not After molle templates are placed with
too little).
th'ola, rough and feverfew sauted and
drizzled with fire drink (brandy), tied at the
feet with a napkin. suckers get back. It is
rapture: In the countryside and in the cities, is
detoxify the blood.
known by the name of outburst or colerina to a
number of disorders caused by excessively strong is prepared mallow, chamomile, parsley
rages, caused by fights or unpleasantness q'ita horchata, parsley, orange seed, seeds
experienced by the person with street people or angolina, amounts according to the
their family. condition, 7 ground seeds of everything,
Paraa this disease we can find natural cures artas everything boiled for 15 minutes placed in a
liter of water and it is given to drink three
Mustard root, root-wila wila, ismowack`achi times a day.
Following boiling the three things k`ita
parsley, mixed with starch, is given to take When presented with colic in the belly of
and also washes his head back, with the paico checkmate, the juice of half a lemon,
same preparation, or with cross - cross that half a teaspoon of baking soda, mixed in hot