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root doctor  

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  • Root doctors are herbalists who use various plants and animal parts to cure or create ailments. Root doctors are also called conjurers, herb doctors, root workers, healers, spiritualists, and two-headed doctors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Root Doctor]

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