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This painting shows Aboriginal women walking through Country after the rain, searching for special bush medicine plants that grow in Central Australia. These plants can be found in rocky places and on hilly ground. Sometimes, you can smell them before you even see them.
The women gather the fresh green leaves, and boil them in water. The water from the leaves is used to wash the skin and help soothe colds, flu, body aches and skin problems.
These skills have been passed down through generations. Grandmothers, mothers, and aunties teach the younger women what the bush medicine looks like, how to find it and how to prepare it.
It is important to keep traditional knowledge alive and know how the land can provide medicine.