South/Central American poultice

[Hawkfeathers]

I read, long ago, about something indigenous people do for broken bones, etc., that involves hollowing out a large branch/tree trunk to set the limb in, and then applying some mixture of something, which actually does something to the injured bone. Does anyone know what this is?

[B. de Corbin]

No, but on Star Trek, Dr. McCoy once healed a silicon based life form with a sack of concrete, if that helps...

(Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer!)

:p

On the more serious but still somewhat giggly side, I read an article about MaryJane that claims boo helps heal bones.

[Hawkfeathers]

^^^ This is why I'm not asking on facebook.

[anunitu]

Actually,Tommy Chong is treating his cancer with weed...not sure how it is working out.

See here.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tommy-chong-i-have-rectal-cancer-2015176

[Hawkfeathers]

What I posted about is something I read about long ago. Might be folklore, might be fact, I don't know and I was hoping someone would have some info or had heard of it.

[Munin-Hugin]

I did a quick google search and many of what I came up with revolved around the Aborigines. I haven't read all the articles but I searched "indigenous people healing bones".

[Hawkfeathers]

TY, I'll take a look!

[anunitu]

A lot of modern medical stuff was/is based on Native medicine. Aspirin is based on a Native American use of chewing on bark.

Actually from searching it goes back much further.

Quote from site:
The ancient Egyptians used willow bark as a remedy for aches and pains, said Diarmuid Jeffreys, author of "Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug." They didn't know that what was reducing body temperature and inflammation was the salicylic acid.

That from here (http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/12/22/aspirin.history/)

[B. de Corbin]

^^^ This is why I'm not asking on facebook.


Was I just accused of being Facebook-worthy?

Now you've hurt my itty-bitty feelings...

:cool: