
Interrentye
Traditional Remedies & Personal Care Products
Akeyulerre operates a traditional remedy enterprise which employs Arrernte elders to collect healing plants and grind the leaves into a paste.
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A small team of workers then prepares the material to produce healing oils and balms. Each product has a different purpose including skin irritations, coughs and colds and aching muscles and joints. We also make a range of personal care items including soaps, moisturisers, oils and lip balm, all made with ingredients from native plants.
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While these remedies are available to the public for sale, Akeyulerre provides them free of charge to all the Arrernte families. This is a core service for Akeyulerre as we strive to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people in Central Australia.
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The Interrentye program supports the maintenance of this important cultural knowledge amongst the younger generations
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Website: www.interrentye.org.au
Photo: Eva Hayes grinding bush medicine at Akeyulerre
