04.06.05.05. How are medicines or practices communicated and accessed? | Brazil
04.06.05.05. How are medicines or practices communicated and accessed? | Brazil
07 Apr 2022
Natural medicines are communicated by “word of mouth” and can be purchased in pharmacies or natural products stores without prescription. Traditional/Faith healers are not common in Brazil, but there are the so called ‘benzedeiras’ (blessers), who were common in the past, and generally prescribe teas or pray for someone who is ill.