Watch "Good For What Ails You: Secrets of the Bayou Healers"
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| Release Date | January 1, 1998 |
| Status | Released |
| Language | EN |
| IMDb ID | tt0415826 |
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.
Status: Released
Language: EN
| Release Date | January 1, 1998 |
| Status | Released |
| Language | EN |
| IMDb ID | tt0415826 |