Peru's Indigenous turn to ancestral remedies to fight virus As COVID-19 spread quickly through Peru’s Amazon, the Indigenous Shipibo community decided to turn to the wisdom of their ancestorsPUCALLPA, Peru -- As COVID-19 spread quickly through Peru’s Amazon, the Indigenous Shipibo community decided to turn to the wisdom of their ancestors. “We had knowledge about these plants, but we didn’t know if they’d really help treat COVID,” the teacher said. Decades of under-investment in public health care, combined with skepticism of modern medicine, mean many are not getting standard treatments like oxygen therapy to treat severe virus cases. “We’ve always been forgotten,” said Roberto Wikleff, 49, a Shipibo man who turned to Fasabi’s treatments to help treat his COVID-19. While the lucky recover with ancestral remedies, the less fortunate often die at home.

Source: ABC News September 11, 2020 04:07 UTC