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Mapuche medicine is the system of medical treatment historically used by the Mapuche people of southern Chile. It is essentially magical-religious in nature, believing disease to be caused by supernatural factors such as spells and curable by treatments based on rituals, thermal waters and herbs. Knowledge of medicinal herbs is one of the best-known elements of Mapuche medicine and is still used today.

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  • Medicina mapuche (es)
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  • Mapuche medicine is the system of medical treatment historically used by the Mapuche people of southern Chile. It is essentially magical-religious in nature, believing disease to be caused by supernatural factors such as spells and curable by treatments based on rituals, thermal waters and herbs. Knowledge of medicinal herbs is one of the best-known elements of Mapuche medicine and is still used today. (en)
  • La medicina mapuche era fundamentalmente mágico-religiosa, es decir, atribuían la enfermedad a causas sobrenaturales, como maleficios, por lo que su medicina se basaba en rituales o tratamientos con aguas termales y hierbas.​ El tratamiento que más destacaba en la medicina mapuche es la cirugía, debido al gran número de enfrentamientos entre tribus. Por esto, las cirugías eran principalmente para tratar heridas y envenenamientos, además de curar distintos traumatismos, tales como dislocaciones y fracturas. Las heridas eran tratadas con infusiones de plantas medicinales, y por otro lado, los traumatismos eran tratados inmovilizando el miembro dañado y recubriéndolo de pasta hecha de hierbas.​ (es)
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  • La medicina mapuche era fundamentalmente mágico-religiosa, es decir, atribuían la enfermedad a causas sobrenaturales, como maleficios, por lo que su medicina se basaba en rituales o tratamientos con aguas termales y hierbas.​ El tratamiento que más destacaba en la medicina mapuche es la cirugía, debido al gran número de enfrentamientos entre tribus. Por esto, las cirugías eran principalmente para tratar heridas y envenenamientos, además de curar distintos traumatismos, tales como dislocaciones y fracturas. Las heridas eran tratadas con infusiones de plantas medicinales, y por otro lado, los traumatismos eran tratados inmovilizando el miembro dañado y recubriéndolo de pasta hecha de hierbas.​ También era común la práctica de la Sangría, que era, por lo general, la cura para una amplia variedad de síntomas. Ésta consistía en hacer pequeños cortes con una piedra finamente afilada llamada "guincubue", recubriendo luego con hierbas astringentes en las heridas. A pesar de que en su dieta era común la sangre fresca de animal, era frecuente en los araucanos sangrar a sus hijos para hacerlos más ligeros y ágiles, pues pensaban que la sangre era salada y esto los hacía más pesados e ineficientes para sus actividades físicas cotidianas, como la guerra y la caza.​ En cuanto a su higiene, se caracterizaban por ser muy pulcros. Se bañaban todos los días en arroyos o ríos cercanos, sin importar las condiciones climáticas. Utilizaban como jabón la corteza del árbol quillay,​ muy abundante en la zona. (es)
  • Mapuche medicine is the system of medical treatment historically used by the Mapuche people of southern Chile. It is essentially magical-religious in nature, believing disease to be caused by supernatural factors such as spells and curable by treatments based on rituals, thermal waters and herbs. Knowledge of medicinal herbs is one of the best-known elements of Mapuche medicine and is still used today. One of the most striking aspects of historical Mapuche medicine was the use of surgery as a treatment, which was developed to treat wounds and traumas suffered in the frequent battles between tribes. Fractures and dislocations of bones were treated by immobilising and covering the limbs with pastes and ointments made of medicinal herbs.As in Europe, the practice of the bloodletting was also commonplace and used as a treatment for many conditions. In Mapuche culture, it was done by making small cuts with a very sharp stone called a "guincubue" to draw blood, then covering the cut with an astringent or herbal mix. Bloodletting was also used by parents on children to make them lighter, more agile and more capable of working and fighting, as it was thought that their blood was salty and heavy. Hygiene was very important in Mapuche life. They were very clean and tidy, bathing every day in nearby streams or rivers, regardless of weather conditions. The bark of the Quillaja tree, which is very common in the local area, was used as soap (and is still used today in some commercial beauty products). (en)
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