ATACAMEÑA MEDICINE

TREATMENTS

The traditional Atacameña medicine has indigenous and catholics religiosity knowdledge, making syncretism learning.

Asthm

The Popusa (Arenaria serpeens), is good for asthm, when you get raucous You can drink it when you have temperature twice a day, in infusion, hot and full with pure water .

Cancer

For cancer drink The Pazacana flower, with boil water and when it is cooked, you could drink cold . Put it in a bootle and then you can drink it

Also, Llantén is useful to treat cancer to recover the body calories. You can prepare the tea cold or hot. Drink it twice a day with ortiga.

Headache

For headache you can drink Yerba Buena in boil water, as infusion. You can use it for stomachache too.

Cough

The suico or soico , is good for cold and for coug. Prepare it with boil water

Stomachache

Paico infusion, is very popular and knows, for stomachache in children and adults. Also Manzanilla, which drinks with Menta in boil water .
The Bailahuén cleans the stomach. For temperature and to stomachache, mixe it with the Toronjil cuyano. You can found Bailahuén at field and in the town.

The hinojo is specially useful for babies and children, also for adults because it could drink cold

Source :
Domingo Gomez
Juan Ahumada Charcas
Eduardo Necul Tello