A truly amazing day as we visited a
very respected family of “bonesetters”. They
offer an alternative to the public health system and it was absolutely
fascinating. We all agreed that the facility
and the care given surpassed what we typically have seen in the national
hospitals. The bonesetter had his own
small facility that the clients could, and do, live in for many days. He was extremely knowledgeable, very willing
to answer questions, and very proud of his lineage as a bonesetter. We have an orthopedic surgeon in our group
and he too said if he broke a bone he would trust the bonesetter over the
standard hospital care.
The “traditional Healer” was a woman of
82 who sat on her reed mat and had an assortment of plastic containers with
herbs in front of her. She had inherited
the practice from her grandmother. We were all were asked to remove our shoes
before entering her little room as she said she wanted to avoid infections. She
talked about being able to treat: syphilis, infertility, uterine fibroids, pneumonia,
and other common ailments. Herbs that
she spoke about included: garlic, ginger, onions, nutmeg, and several roots and
flowers. She had been a healer for over 40 years and states she cares for
between 40 and 50 people per day. We
have so much to learn from the innate knowing of these healers.
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