The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times, Issue #28, March 2015 | Page 5

American treatment for
infection using mould. Before
penicillin was discovered by
doctors, Native Americans had
been using it as a remedy for
centuries to treat illnesses.
There is a revival of interest in
Native American healing as
more people are searching for
alternative remedies to avoid
the side effects, inconvenience
and cost of traditional medicine.
There have been studies that
have shown herbal remedies to
be effective, however, few
herbal treatments are
recommended by the FDA,
Native American healing also
focuses on detoxification
methods, such as sitting in
sweathouses and fasting to
remove impurities from the
body. These sweathouses
consisted of fires in tents, and
through perspiration, the body
could be cleansed and purged of
germs and other unhealthy
substances.
Given today's hectic, stressfilled lifestyle, Native American
healing is making a comeback
and traditional practitioners of
this science are very much in
demand.