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A medicine man or medicine woman is a traditional healer and spiritual leader within some Native American groups in the United States and Canada. These terms are also used to refer to the traditional healers of other indigenous peoples and are compared to shamanism by white settlers.[2]
Medicine men heal using physical and spiritual techniques to resolve health issues, some of which are associated with spiritual issues. Common healing practices include herbal remedies, sweat lodges and procedural treatments including bone setting, splinting and wound cleaning.[3]