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EPISODE · Feb 7, 2025 · 6 MIN

Sage – The Lost and Enduring Knowledge of Our Ancestors

from The Melanin Wellness Podcast: Holistic Health and Healing for Black Women’s Wellness · host Corinna Dunn

Discover the hidden history of Sage – The Lost and Enduring Knowledge of Our Ancestors in this episode of Medicine in Black: A History of Our Ancestral Healing Practices. Enslaved people used sage to treat fevers and chills, but much of their medicinal knowledge was erased through oppressive laws that restricted their access to healing plants and banned them from practicing medicine. Despite efforts to suppress their wisdom, these sacred traditions have endured. Tune in to explore the resilience of ancestral healing. Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/themelaninwellnesspodcast #AncestralWisdom #HerbalMedicine #MedicineInBlack

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