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Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Independent, 21 May 2020 - Brazil’s remote tribes in Amazon turn to tree bark and honey to treat coronavirus

Title:
Brazil’s remote tribes in Amazon turn to tree bark and honey to treat coronavirus

Author:
Peter Stubley

Published:
The Independent, 21 May 2020
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brazil-coronavirus-amazon-tribe-tree-bark-plants-honey-cure-bolsonaro-a9524551.html

From the article:
"An Amazon tribe has turned to traditional remedies to tackle coronavirus amid rising concern over the Brazilian government’s failure to tackle the pandemic.  

The Satere-Mawe community told reporters they used their ancestral knowledge of preparations made from tree bark, honey and native plants to treat symptoms of Covid-19."