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Medicinal Plant Use Among the Maroons
37:13 - 39:30 (02:16)
Ethnobotanist Bruce Huffman explores the medicinal plant use among the Maroon people, who have a distinct relationship with the forest compared to the local Amerindians in the area, demonstrating a unique origin and perspective. While the native assumption may be that Maroons know less about the forest, their medicinal knowledge of plants, such as porcupines, proves otherwise.
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