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Potential Articles to Add to/Improve/Create
 * 1) Chumash Medicine (linked to larger Chumash people page)
 * 2) Expand on the Herbalism subsection, going more in depth on the various plants and spiritual practices that composed Chumash traditional healing practices.
 * 3) Discuss scientific research into effectiveness of these practices - do they actually work or is it a placebo effect or even harmful?
 * 4) Compare compounds in these plants and other native plants in Southern California and compare to the compounds in current Western prescription/OTC drugs.
 * 5) Herbalism (or Native Medicine in general)
 * 6) Describing traditional native medicinal practices including ethnobotany, surgery, spiritual practices and rituals which accompanied healing.
 * 7) Focus on one indigenous group or geographic area
 * 8) Traditional medicine
 * 9) Discuss interactions between colonists and natives in terms of healing
 * 10) How indigenous groups developed treatments for European diseases and vice versa
 * 11) Cultural exchange in terms of hygiene and traditional practices