Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers (1998)
Even today, on the Louisiana bayous, alligator grease relieves asthma, a buried potato cures warts, and "smoking a baby" eases the pains of colic. Enter this distinctive tradition of faith healing, herbal remedy, and ritual magic as this documentary follows respected "traiteurs" to gather wild teas, brew homemade cough syrup, invoke the saints at home altars, and most of all, heal the sick.
Director: Glen Pitre
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 57 min
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers about?
- Even today, on the Louisiana bayous, alligator grease relieves asthma, a buried potato cures warts, and "smoking a baby" eases the pains of colic. Enter this distinctive tradition of faith healing, herbal remedy, and ritual magic as this documentary follows respected "traiteurs" to gather wild teas, brew homemade cough syrup, invoke the saints at home altars, and most of all, heal the sick.
- Who directed Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers?
- Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers was directed by Glen Pitre.
- How long is Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers?
- Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers has a runtime of 57m (57 minutes).
- What genre is Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers?
- Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers is a Documentary film.