Honghua e Shenqu

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Honghua and Shenqu

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Honghua (Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae/Compositae)
Used as a painkiller and to stimulate blood circulation.
Parts used: fiori.

Shenqu
Fermented medicated mass. Used to relieve stomach pain and lack of appetite.

Asafoetida (Ferula assafetida, famiglia Apiaceae)

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Asafoetida (Ferula assafetida, family Apiaceae)

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Used as antibiotic, flu, digestive, antiepileptic.

Galanga (Alpinia officinarum, famiglia Zingiberaceae)

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Galanga (Alpinia officinarum, family Zingiberaceae)

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Used to treat cough, kidney disease, colic, aerophagia, bad digestion.

Sanā (Senna/Cassia angustifolia, famiglia Fabaceae)

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Sanā (Senna/Cassia angustifolia, family Fabaceae)

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Used as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, purgative.

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.
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