Modern medicine and shamanistic ritual: a case of positive synergistic response in the treatment of a snakebite.
There are few cases of ritualistic curing, observed under clinical conditions, described in the literature. This case study documents the shamanistic treatment of a snakebite, in combination with modern medical techniques. The positive response of the patient demonstrates the importance of the ethnopharmacological response, even with present-day medicine.
D000328:Adult; D003105:Colombia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000628:therapy*