Editing Maasai people (section)

=== Medicine ===

The Maasai people traditionally used the environment when making their medicines, and many still do, due to the high cost of Western treatments. These medicines are derived from trees, shrubs, stems, roots, etc. These can then be used in a multitude of ways including being boiled in soups and ingested to improve digestion and cleanse the blood.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ryan |first=Kathleen |date=2000 |title=Edible Wild Plants as Digestive Aids |url=https://www.penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/PDFs/42-3/Science.pdf |journal=Ethnoarchaeology in Maasailand |volume=42 |issue=3 |pages=2 |via=Science & Archaeology}}</ref> Some of these remedies can also be used in the treatment or prevention of diseases. The Maasai people also add herbs to different foods to avoid stomach upsets and give digestive aid. The use of plant-based medicine remains an important part of Maasai life.