The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times, Issue #28, March 2015 | Page 4

Native American Healing

Native American healing
incorporates mind and body
techniques to treat almost any
condition whether it is
psychological or physical.
According to principles of
native American healing,
illnesses are not rooted in the
affected area, but are cause by
spiritual imbalances which can
be corrected by herbs,
meditation and rituals. Native
American healing has been
around for countless centuries,
and although many of its
practices were illegal in the
United States for decades,
rituals used for healing were

made legal once again in 1978
on the grounds that restriction
violated freedom of religion.
Much of what we know today
about herbal medicine is based
on Native American healing.
Herbs were a staple of Native
American medicine, and for
almost any kind of complaint,
tinctures, salves or teas made of
leaves, flowers, bark or berries
were applied or consumed to
treat the ailment. Native
American healing has saved
millions of lives, thanks to the
invention of penicillin, which
was derived from a Native