Medical practices of indigenous peoples
a. Were well-respected by early European immigrants.
b. Were scorned by early European immigrants.
c. Based almost entirely on shamanist practices unrelated to more modern medicine.
d. Provide a foundation for much of what modern medicine has become.
D Correct Answer: Provide a foundation for much of what modern medicine has become.
Feedback for Correct Answer: Suzuki and Knudtson (1992) estimate that 75% of prescription drugs derived from plants were discovered based on clues stemming from the healing practices of the indigenous peoples of the world.
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