What did Indians do for snake bite?
What did Indians do for snake bite? Native American tribes, including the Maidu and Shasta in the north, used shamanistic rituals to prevent and heal rattlesnake bites, employing everything from powdered roots and leaves to using their mouths to suck out the poison–a technique widely recommended until recently by physicians for removing venom.
Native American tribes, including the Maidu and Shasta in the north, used shamanistic rituals to prevent and heal rattlesnake bites, employing everything from powdered roots and leaves to using their mouths to suck out the poison–a technique widely recommended until recently by physicians for removing venom.