• Decoction: "The liquor resulting from concentrating the essence of a substance by heating or boiling, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant."

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• Curare: "a bitter, resinous substance obtained from the bark and stems of some South American plants. It paralyzes the motor nerves and is traditionally used by some Indian peoples to poison their arrows and blowpipe darts."

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• Cataplasm: " A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as medical treatment."

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• Infusion: "a drink, remedy, or extract prepared by soaking the leaves of a plant or herb in liquid."

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• Poultice: "a soft, moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth."

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• Stipes: "a usually short stalk of a plant or fungus: such as. a : the stem supporting the cap of a fungus. b : a part that is similar to a stipe and connects the holdfast and blade of a frondose alga. c : the petiole of a fern frond."

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• Vulnerary: "(of a drug, plant, etc.) of use in the healing of wounds."

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• Wayuu: "The Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayúu, Guajiro, Wahiro) are an Amerindian ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost part of Colombia and northwest Venezuela. The Wayuu language (wayuunaiki) is part of the Maipuran (Arawak) language family."

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• Emetic: "a medicine or other substance which causes vomiting."

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• Arawak : "The Arawak are a group of indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean. Specifically, the term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to the Lokono of South America and the Taíno, who historically lived in the Greater Antilles and northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean."

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• Narcotic: "A substance used to treat moderate to severe pain."

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• Mal de ojo: "The evil eye is a supernatural belief in curse, brought about by a malevolent glare, usually given to a person when one is unaware. It dates back at least to Greek classical antiquity, 6th century BC."

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• Taino: "The Taíno were an indigenous people of the Caribbean. At the time of European contact in the late fifteenth century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of what is now Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the northern Lesser Antilles."

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