Medicine Introduction Center

Howard G Charing and Peter CLOUDSLEY join Amazonian Shamans, Javier Arevalo and Artidoro discussions on medicinal plants and healing spirit and their use.
Chullachaqui Caspi: christianeae Brysonima
The name refers to the history of Amazon about a gnome who lives in the jungle. Your friend is out of sight for a moment and returns, but unknown to you, in fact he is the prankish Chullachaqui. It takes deep in the forest until they lost and not being there! But, it can be recognized by the fact that a foot taller than the other or one foot twisted on itself.
He is the guardian of Chullachaquicaspi Tree, which will be used directly on the wound to heal cuts and haemorrhages – internally as well – because it contains a resin. cured strains from lifting heavy weights can hurt nerves. Excellent for joints.
It ‘also an effective, teachers approaching the spirit of the forest and helps you take when you “diet” with him. We owns and protects you at the same time. The tree has large buttress roots, because in sandy soils where the roots can not grow in deep to grow. There are white and red varieties to grow – both in low wet areas. You can teach the apprentice to identify the plants can heal, and can purify the spirit of psychosis. Chaque Chulla in Quechua means twisted foot and plant. And ‘better prepared in water alcohol.
For impure skin, the bark is grated and boiled with water and the body is a steam bath while covered with a blanket given. It ‘vital to remove the bark of the tree to kill, no, that can have serious consequences mysticism. It ‘a plant that provides grounding in conjunction with the subtle vibration of the earth.
The resin can be obtained from the tree trunk, as the rubber tree and reduced and used as a patch for painful wounds. The oil can be extracted by boiling all day, can be processed into capsules.
Chirico Sanango: (Brunfelsia grandiflora)
Chirico in Quechua means tickling or itching sensation, like a cold or nervous when you feel worried. It has many features, for instance, the use of fishermen and woodcutters, why bother to contact with water. So they suffer from arthritis, which this plant is very effective. Not too much, though, because it makes your mouth numb and you can turn your head. It can also be used for emplasts eyes and puffy eyes. If you wear a lot of things that can be dripping with sweat in the eyes and cause irritation.
It has the effect of warming the body physically and emotionally, the heart opens.
Can be prepared in water, in aguardiente or made into syrup. It may be raw or cooked – better penetrate the bones – or take as syrup, if the person is very sick and suffering. It’s excellent for chills deep in the body or severe arthritis, and after operations and hernias.
For use as a teaching facility as part of a “diet”, is better absorbed in water. It opens the mind and heart, and so much sweat pores. It makes you active, then so it is best to use a bathroom. It is not recommended if you have problems with the kidneys, as she warmed up. You can extract the starch for the production of ointments for massage. Flowers can be used in floral baths and are white or brown. Mocapari Ashaninka name.
Sachamangua: (Grias Peruvian)
Introduced in the nose, it warms the area locally and is effective for treating sinusitis. It also helps the eyes is also aggravated by the cold in this case. It eliminates a lot of mucus and this gives relief. The fruit is ripe when normally eaten peeled or roasted, and is a bit ‘as the fruit Aguaje, but used for medical purposes, should be green. It ‘also excellent for tired feet in a emplast.
Taken orally, is useful for the liver when struggling with the digestion of fats, is also a treatment for gas. fungal spores in the nose can be itching, allergies and hay fever or Sachamangua also effective for this. Athlete’s foot can be treated with the powder, like talc, made from fruit.
Mocura: (Petivera alliacea)
Most often used in floral baths for changing ‘luck’. You can find after a few weeks, things have changed, you can find a job or whatever. It is not cooked in water and taken orally for the internal temperature. In aguardiente hair loss stops when applied directly to the scalp. Taken macerated in alcohol, can help us find peace when agitated and irritable. taken orally or used in floral baths to raise energy, or make a saladera (a streak of terrible luck, inertia, the meaning of life is not complete). This plant gives mental strength and you can feel its effects, and ajosacha, both varieties of garlic and have a sharp odor. Mental strength means it could be excellent against shyness, find the personal value or authority. Medicinal properties include asthma, bronchitis, reduction of stout and cholesterol. Another of his characteristics is the burning of excess stout.
Piñon Colorado (Jatropha gossypiifolia)
How Mocura can be used in floral baths for witchcraft destruction and hurt. Also used in steam baths, when the mucus is not visible on the skin. Cooked in water can be a purgative for parasites in the stomach and intestine. Two are the seeds for a child who has been lying for six adults. The leaves are crushed to clean the anus when itching is excellent.
There is also a teacher and his work ‘diets. If the rules can not be met for you to work and make things worse! There are three varieties, white, black and red.
Excellent for skin problems and wounds … and, therefore, cuts were made intentionally used to make blood brothers. Snippets Chonta (hard palm wood) are used to do this. Not only that, it healed but the scars of the new color of normal skin. All the shamans of the Rio Napo to do to accelerate their education through the transmission of wisdom from one generation older. The horrors are made, the shape of an armadillo (for shelter). You can fall from high branches of trees, suffer burns and recover quickly.