Shamans were called in to cure disease.
He to whom only the outward and physical evil is laid open, knoweth, oftentimes, but half the evil which be is called upon to cure.
During the 1950s, when influenza ravished Madras, Dr. Mudaliar suggested a tablet called Elkosin to cure an influenza attack in one of his interviews.
These people included female shamans (mudang), who were called upon to cure illnesses, tell fortunes, or in other ways enlist the help of spirits in realizing the wishes of their clients.
Known as the Apostle of the Ardennes, he was called upon to cure rabies until the early 20th century through the use of the traditional St Hubert's Key.
A bede was called to cure the prince.
He told first shabad (Guru chinho guru chinh purohit...) to a Brahmin called to cure his dumbness.
After Peekay returns home after his first year at the boarding school, his nanny calls a medicine man called Inkosi-Inkosikazi to cure his bedwetting.
The place is famous for the rituals called Hajri to cure mental illness.
Somalia is terminally ill patient and a team of doctors, who do not agree and do not comprehend each other, are called to cure the illness.