Medicine+Men

Katie DeLuca

**MEDICINE MEN**
Medicine Men, or people sometimes called healers, are in charge of learning the roots and herbs, how to prepare them, and what these remedies are used for. The remedies they use are somewhat magical and mysterious. These men heal physical AND mental ailments of people. Some materials the healers carry around are healing plants, drugs, feathers, stones or pollen. One treatment that could be used is taking the fat of a snake to cure certain diseases. Some medicine people are very spiritual or superstitious and use charms or prayers to heal their patients. Though they are not always accurate, it is what the people of Igbo rely on.
 * What is it?**

In Nigeria they do not have hospitals or doctors office so the Medicine Men are important because they have skills the other people do not to heal the villagers. THey are also a persons only option when they get sick because there are no other places to go for help.
 * Why is it important?**

http://allserieslinamarcela.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/doctor-house.jpg ^a doctor http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=jars%20of%20healing%20plants&oe=UTF-8&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1024&bih=597 ^what the herbs/plants would look like.
 * Pictures:**

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/372515/medicine-man http://www.bookrags.com/notes/tfa/OBJ.htm http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VBF-42FS7Y6-7&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=b5e06f3d80332f7542573c9a08b088ce