American Indians and Ethnobotany
Claim: The ethnobotanical practices of American Indians must
be incorporated into western culture in the interest of our posterity.
Questions to Answer (Prospective sections):
1. How much of our modern medicine currently comes from
nature?
2. What ailments have indigenous medicines cured or treated
that still exist today?
3. What are the benefits of traditional and native plants
versus imported and out of season crops?
4. Are there any healing flora/fauna native to North
Carolina (Cherokee tribe specifically?)
Warrant: In light of the extreme increase of overuse and
over-prescription of chemical drugs and antibiotics, it is vital for the future
of preventative healthcare to rediscover tribal remedies and put them into
practice.
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