Fonio (Digitaria exilis, famiglia Poaceae)

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Sound engineer (Digitaria exilis, family Poaceae)

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Herbal medicinal compound in spherical form.
Used as energy and for ritual practices.

Bel (Aegle marmelos, famiglia Rutaceae) e Chabo / Pippali Kul (Piper chaba, famiglia Piparaceae)

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Bel (Aegle marmelos, family Rutaceae) and Chabo / Pippali Kul (Piper Chaba, family Piparaceae)

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Bel (Aegle marmelos, famiglia Rutaceae)
Pianta sacra per gli hindū, usata in diversi rituali śivaiti (le foglie rappresentano simbolicamente il tridente/triṣūla di Śiva).
Utilizzata per disturbi gastrointestinali, diabete, disturbi neurologici e metabolici. Parti utilizzate: foglie, frutti, corteccia.

Chabo / Pippali Kul (Piper chaba, famiglia Piparaceae)
Utilizzato per le sue qualità digestive, espettoranti, per bronchiti, astenia, anoressia, diverse infezioni e per rinforzare il sistema nervoso.
Parti utilizzate: frutti, radici.

Igbo ite ogwu "Medicine pot"

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Igbo ite ogwu "Medicine pot"

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Terracotta, bones, roots, herbs

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Terracotta ritual container shaped like a human head. It is "prepared" with medicinal herbs, animal bones, objects with symbolic value and used in the healing practices of the body and mind.

Penca de balangandan

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Penca de balangandan

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Copper, brass

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Pendant-jewel used as an amulet for health protection. Enriched by various figures-objects with symbolic value that express fertility, health, luck, happiness, longevity or are associated with deities protectors (orixás) of the Afro-Brazilian tradition.

Pendaglio di semi e corda

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Pendant of seeds and rope

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Used as an amulet for the protection of physical and mental health.

Akashbeli (Cuscuta reflexa, famiglia Convolvulaceae) e Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin

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Akashbeli (Cuscuta reflexa, family Convolvulaceae) and Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin

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Akashbeli (Cuscuta reflexa, family Convolvulaceae)
Used for headache, cough, bronchitis.
Parts used: whole plant.

Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin
Drug and pharmaceutical brand emblem of allopathic western medicine.
tin box

Taglia betel

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Cut betel

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brass

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Tool used for the preparation of paan (sanscr. Parna), compound betel (Areca catechu), tobacco and spices, used as a stimulant.

Mani chos ‘khor

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Mani chos ‘khor

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Copper, wood and paper

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Prayer wheel with reel enclosed inside mantra for health.

Umuthi box

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Umuthi box

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Pumpkin and beads

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Container for medicinal compounds, decorated with colored beads.

Kinkéliba (Combretum micranthum, famiglia Combretaceae)

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Kinkéliba (Combretum micranthum, family Combretaceae)

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Used for cough, malaria, bilious fever, diarrhea, bleeding, liver disease, jaundice and as a refreshing drink.
The plant has a diuretic and cholagogue action due to a catechin and gallic tannin.
Parts used: leaves, roots.

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