World's oddest treatments: "Witch Doctor" gives them a go

Despite 300 years of contact with Europeans and Peruvians, the local Shibipo people of Peru still maintain a strong tribal identity and shamanic traditions, according to National Geographic. Here, a shaman performs a spiritual ritual in front of a caiman (in the crocodile family). The fat of the caiman is used to treat lung problems, such as asthma./p>

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