Robin Burden answered
The term 'bush medicine' can apply to the treatments and remedies of any indigenous people who are perceived to live 'out in the wilderness'.
The term is most commonly associated with the medicine and healing methods of Aboriginal tribes in Australia.
What is bush medicine? The term, "bush medicine" can apply to people of various regions around the world, including:
More often that not, the term refers to the Australian 'outback', and to its native inhabitants: The Aborigines.
The healing methods of the Australian Aboriginals can be divided into two separate categories:
In Australia, different parts of the country have very different plant-life and resources. This means that the specific types of bush medicine used will vary throughout the country, depending on the geographical location of the tribe in question.
Countries like the Bahamas and Jamaica are also steeped in traditions that involve the use of local remedies to cure all sorts of ailments.
Herbs like red sage and Jack-in-the-bush are commonly used to make teas, powders, pills, capsules, and juices.
Whilst I wouldn't recommend bush medicine as a substitute for scientifically-proven methods of treatment, I also wouldn't discount the healing properties that many naturally-occurring plants have.
In my opinion, the traditions of bush medicine would only have survived this long if there was some benefit from them.
The term is most commonly associated with the medicine and healing methods of Aboriginal tribes in Australia.
What is bush medicine? The term, "bush medicine" can apply to people of various regions around the world, including:
- Australia
- The Caribbean
- Alaska
More often that not, the term refers to the Australian 'outback', and to its native inhabitants: The Aborigines.
The healing methods of the Australian Aboriginals can be divided into two separate categories:
- Natural
- Supernatural
In Australia, different parts of the country have very different plant-life and resources. This means that the specific types of bush medicine used will vary throughout the country, depending on the geographical location of the tribe in question.
Countries like the Bahamas and Jamaica are also steeped in traditions that involve the use of local remedies to cure all sorts of ailments.
Herbs like red sage and Jack-in-the-bush are commonly used to make teas, powders, pills, capsules, and juices.
Whilst I wouldn't recommend bush medicine as a substitute for scientifically-proven methods of treatment, I also wouldn't discount the healing properties that many naturally-occurring plants have.
In my opinion, the traditions of bush medicine would only have survived this long if there was some benefit from them.
