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Herbal Cure

The development of the Herbal Treatments has occured independence of religion. The propeties of the herbs, weeds, leaves, fruits, seeds, nuts, minerals, oils, shells, stones were studied by men, women and particularly by the Gypsies. but then these were urbanised as well. A mental patient may be treated by three or four kinds of medicines at atime. e.g. he may be given certain preperation made of herbs or powdered shells or stones then given a particular herbal tea drink and then his body may be anointed by some paste. The medicin might have made him sleepy and after acourse of certain days the patient is hoped to be cured or the medicine is repeated.