Fugi, is known as sinugaga. Sinugaga is a poisonous plant that has a white color sap. When this plant is used as a fumigant it has been proven to have healing properties.
             Their has been many studies on "Shaman" healers. A Shaman is the person responsible in the healing process of tribal communities. In one study conducted by Jane Atkinson, she examines the apparent healing objective of the mobolong, a shaminic ceremony of the Wana of Sulawesi, Indonesia. She studied the effects of the audience , drama, symbolism, and therapy in relationship to the healing power of this ritual. In this ritual the Shamans of the tribe gather all the members together and ask for certain foods of which the tribesmen provide, in order for the Shamans to speak to the spirits effectively. The Shamans will speak to the community via spirits, and ask for certain goods in order to heal. The spirit speaks through the Shamans asking questions in forms of riddles. This causes the whole group to interact, and if the spirit does not get what it asks for, the Shaman may fall unconscious. This requires other Shamans to stop their healings and aid the fallen Shaman. It is belie!
             ved that this form of activity may have healing abilities due to the fact that it causes the group to concentrate less on their problems and more on the Shamans.
             In another study conducted by Lee Irwin, the Shamans of the Cherokee Indian tribes of the United States. This study encompassed the past three hundred years. In Irwin's study, it was found that the healing rites were strongly tied to ceremonial performances involving the entire community, much as Wana of Sulawesi's tribe did in Indonesia. The Cherokee Indians were largely found in Northern Georgia. They had a highly organized social structure which consisted of two main classes and several clans. The priestly class known as the "white" organization, consisted of mostly elder who performed all healing, purity, and prayer add...