Medicine
Beothuk applied knowledge of natural methods of healing to stay healthy.
Stomach pains were treated with a drink made from the rind of the dogwood tree.
A mixture of iron oxide and oil was used to treat sore muscles.
Beothuk also developed a vapour bath, similar to a sauna, to treat diseases such as rheumatism.
Stomach pains were treated with a drink made from the rind of the dogwood tree.
A mixture of iron oxide and oil was used to treat sore muscles.
Beothuk also developed a vapour bath, similar to a sauna, to treat diseases such as rheumatism.