HLSC 3820U Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Smudge Stick, Phlebotomy, Health Canada
Document Summary
Outcomes were always negative to the indigenous communities when it came to colonization. French and the english colonizers brought over sti"s. Tens of thousands of first nations people died. French and english explorers were so amazed at how advanced the indigenous people were at health. Phlebotomy used for fevers: blood is red because of fe3, bacteria require iron to reproduce, current antibiotics that we are using get rid of the iron to decrease bacteria. Set fractures didn"t have x-rays, heal after 6 weeks. Red hot stones used to coagulate the blood. Lots of herbs were used for treatment: sage smudging; four sacred medicines for smudging, smudging cleanse the individual of negativity. First nations used this for thousands of years. Cut, laceration, burn; prepare this herb and put it on the wound and wrapped it thought to help prevent infections. Even this raw pant extract, results inhibited growth and were significant. Bugs are becoming more resistant due to antibiotics.
