Brazil indigenous tribe fights coronavirus with plants
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Curing COVID
With the world grappling to deal with the coronavirus, the rush to find a vaccine or a drug to combat the virus is getting crazier every day.
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The tribe
Meanwhile, a group of indigenous healers is working its way up the Amazon river, looking for medicinal plants to treat the virus. The healers belong to the Satere Mawe tribe that live in northwestern Brazi in the far reaches of the Amazon forest.
In pic - Satere-mawe indigenous people are seen using a smartphone to contact a doctor in Sao Paulo state to receive medical guidance amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic at the Sahu-Ape community, 80 km of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil.
In pic - Satere-mawe indigenous people are seen using a smartphone to contact a doctor in Sao Paulo state to receive medical guidance amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic at the Sahu-Ape community, 80 km of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil.
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Traditional remedies
The motorboating healers have been using traditional remedies - handed down over generations to treat any symptoms of the virus.
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Teas
Their remedies include teas made from the bark of the carapanauba tree, which has anti-inflammatory properties; from the saracuramira tree, which has anti-viral properties.
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Adrift
With the modern healthcare system not catering to these tribes, they have learned to fend for themselves; most reports indicate that the tribespeople taking the remedies seem to feel in better health.