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Various rituals were performed by the Amerindians in Guyana before a hunt [ 20 ] . These rituals included plants called 'beenas', which acted as charms to entice any object or desire wanted, including making the capture of game certain.
Beenas were used for dogs, which were made to swallow specific pieces of roots and leaves for specific game animals [ 20 ] .
One example is the use of leaves from various species of Aristolochia to treat snakebites [ 24 21 ] . The triangular head of a Bothrops viper is similar in size and shape to many Aristolochia species leaves [ 24 ] . The serpentine coloration of the flowers of the Aristolochia vines also suggests the use as tourniquets to prevent the spread of snake venom and the use of the leaves in anti-snakebite potions [ 25 ] . The Doctrine of Signatures is also seen in the plants used as "beenas" or "turals" which are supposed to have patterns on their leaves resembling different forest animals [ 3 ] . The beena for lappe had typical white markings similar to those of the lappe, while the beena for quenk had a leaf with a small secondary leaf under the surface that resembled either the scent gland of the quenk or its nostril tip [ 20 ] . Medicinal plants are collected on Good Friday in Almería, Spain [ 26 ] .
Beenas were used because there was an ancient almost forgotten belief that plants possessed associated spirits [ 21 ] . In addition to the plant use of the Guyanese Amerindians, ants and other insects were made to bite the nostrils of the hunting dog.
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