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eCAM Advance Access published online on April 20, 2005
eCAM, doi:10.1093/ecam/neh090
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© The Author (2005). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Received January 28, 2005
Revised March 17, 2005
Accepted April 4, 2005

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Palliative Care Among Chumash People

James D. Adams Jr1* and Cecilia Garcia 2

1 Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2 Chumash Healer, Granada Hills, CA, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
James D. Adams Jr, E-mail: jadams{at}usc.edu


  Abstract

Chumash Healers used breathing therapy and counseling to keep patients involved in daily life and to avoid depression. Heat therapy, massage and pain medications were used to help with pain. Another primary function of the Healer was to help the patient sleep as normally as possible, possibly using mugwort or momoy. Nutrition was considered by Healers in treating their patients. The overall concern of the Healer was to help maintain the daily routine of village life during the normal process of the death of a village member.

Keywords: breathing; heat; sleep; palliative care.
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