Question Answered step-by-step 1. The Tanos used the plants not only as a food element, but also… 1. The Taínos used the plants not only as a food element, but also as a healing agent, despite the fact that it fell into disuse due to advances in pharmacology and medicine. A-TrueB- False2-Since 1508, the Spanish conquerors rejected the knowledge, habits and techniques, typical of the Antillean indigenous, including the use of medicinal plants, believing them to be superstitious and against the medical knowledge of the time. A-TrueB-False3-During the first centuries of the conquita, the scarcity of doctors and poverty on the Island, medicinal practices -used by healers and by the population in general- were the most widespread and used. A-TrueB-False4-Tetanus was cured with: A-fire and tobacco juice (Nicotiana tabacum)B-sassafras decoction (Sassafras albidum)C-guayacán or palo santo (Guaiacum officinale)D-achiote leaves (Bixa orellana) buffered with fat5-Headache and hemorrhoids were relieved with: A-achiote leaves (Bixa orellana) buffered with fatB-fire and tobacco juice (Nicotiana tabacum)C-sassafras decoction (Sassafras albidum)D-guayacán or palo santo (Guaiacum officinale)6 -A natural pain reliever that was used to relieve pain and swelling was: A-coffee leaves (Coffea arabica), boiled in waterB-the juice of yerba witch (Kalanchoe pinnatum)C-achiote leaves (Bixa orellana) buffered with fatD-fire and tobacco juice (Nicotiana tabacum)7-To relieve ear pain and heal wounds, the following was used: A-the juice of yerba witch (Kalanchoe pinnatum)B-achiote leaves (Bixa orellana) buffered with fatC-coffee leaves (Coffea arabica), boiled in waterD-fire and tobacco juice (Nicotiana tabacum)8-Despite the fact that in 1839 (19th century), the governor of Puerto Rico, Miguel López de Baños, launched a campaign against curanderos and demanded that doctors, surgeons, and pharmacists register with the Secretary of the Government, healing through Plants continued to be practiced on the Island, especially among the poor. A-TrueB- False9-We can say that modern science turned its back on the popular use of medicinal plants that began with the Taíno curandería carried out by the “behíques”. A-TrueB-False Health Science Science Nursing HIS 212 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)