Cambodia villagers collect the urine of a cow believed to have healing powers in Kompot province,
south of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Belief in the supernatural healing powers of animals such as cows,
snakes and turtles is relatively common in Cambodia, where more than third of the population lives on less than $1 a day and few can afford modern medicines
Visitors cover their bodies with black mud at a tourist resort in Daying County of Suning,
south-western China's Sichuan province. The mineral-rich black mud is believed to be good for the skin, local media reported.
A man holds a terrapin, whose touch believed to cure rheumatism and other bodily ailments,
as he prepares to treat the face of a villager in Kandal province, west of Phnom Penh.
Belief in the supernatural healing powers of animals such as turtles,
cows and snakes is a relatively common phenomenon in Cambodia.
Peruvian Ety Napadenschi (L), who is eight month pregnant,
is touched by a dolphin named Wayra during a therapy session for pregnant women at a hotel in Lima.
The therapy is supposed to stimulate the brains of the baby inside the belly, with the dolphins high-frequency sounds, to develop neuron abilities.
Consumers enjoy mud therapy at a nursing home in Anshan, east China's Liaoning province.
The mineral mud is believed to be able to alleviate pain from rheumatoid arthritis, sequela of traumatisms and peripheral nervous system diseases
A Kashmiri child shows his arm as he undergoes leech therapy in Hazratbal, on the outskirts of Srinagar. Leeches have been used for thousands of years for various medical treatment purposes.
Jiang Musheng, a 66-year-old resident, eats a live tree frog at a village in Shangrao,
in eastern China's Jiangxi province. Jiang suffered from frequent abdominal pains and coughing 20 years ago,
until an old man called Yang Dingcai suggested tree frogs as a remedy.
south of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Belief in the supernatural healing powers of animals such as cows,
snakes and turtles is relatively common in Cambodia, where more than third of the population lives on less than $1 a day and few can afford modern medicines
Visitors cover their bodies with black mud at a tourist resort in Daying County of Suning,
south-western China's Sichuan province. The mineral-rich black mud is believed to be good for the skin, local media reported.
A man holds a terrapin, whose touch believed to cure rheumatism and other bodily ailments,
as he prepares to treat the face of a villager in Kandal province, west of Phnom Penh.
Belief in the supernatural healing powers of animals such as turtles,
cows and snakes is a relatively common phenomenon in Cambodia.
Peruvian Ety Napadenschi (L), who is eight month pregnant,
is touched by a dolphin named Wayra during a therapy session for pregnant women at a hotel in Lima.
The therapy is supposed to stimulate the brains of the baby inside the belly, with the dolphins high-frequency sounds, to develop neuron abilities.
Consumers enjoy mud therapy at a nursing home in Anshan, east China's Liaoning province.
The mineral mud is believed to be able to alleviate pain from rheumatoid arthritis, sequela of traumatisms and peripheral nervous system diseases
A Kashmiri child shows his arm as he undergoes leech therapy in Hazratbal, on the outskirts of Srinagar. Leeches have been used for thousands of years for various medical treatment purposes.
Jiang Musheng, a 66-year-old resident, eats a live tree frog at a village in Shangrao,
in eastern China's Jiangxi province. Jiang suffered from frequent abdominal pains and coughing 20 years ago,
until an old man called Yang Dingcai suggested tree frogs as a remedy.
