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Word: medicina (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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With the shortage of modern drugs, herbal medicines -- Cuba produces 300 different types -- are making a vigorous comeback. "People used to say only witches and the uneducated used herbs, but as times and politics have changed, we have turned to medicina verde," says Dr. Majmud Gomez, a family doctor in Pinar del Rio. He uses herbal preparations to treat a variety of conditions, from parasites to a problem caused by the soap shortage, an itch for which he prescribes a pomade made from the majagua tree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And In Cuba...Quarantine | 6/27/1994 | See Source »

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