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Medicines and Medicinal Plants in Human History

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Medicines and Medicinal Plants in Human History

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What did the San use the Buchu plant for?

Curing stomach aches (correct)

Treating snake bites

Relieving toothaches

Healing headaches

How did the San use medicinal plants to treat wounds like snake bites?

Made a powder mixed with fat to be applied on the body

Boiled the plant in water for the patient to drink

Burned the plant and inhaled the smoke

Chewed the roots and smeared it on the wound (correct)

What was the purpose of burning some medicinal plants according to the San?

To create a bitter taste to stop hunger

To mix with fat for consumption

To create a healing smoke for the sick person to breathe in (correct)

To produce a powder for external application

Which plant was sometimes called 'Bushman's Poison' by the San?

Hoodia Signup and view all the answers

What was one method the San used to administer medicinal plants?

Mixing with fat and rubbing onto the body Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of women in collecting plants for medicinal use among the San?

Primarily collected plants for food, but also gathered medicinal plants Signup and view all the answers