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=== Medicinal === For the [[Nuba peoples|Nuba]] tribe of [[Sudan]], scars can serve a medicinal purpose; scars above the eyes are believed to improve eyesight, and scars on the temples are believed to help relieve headaches.<ref name=":2" /> In some cultures, scarification is used in traditional medicine to treat some illness by inserting medicine (usually herbs or powdered root) under the skin to heal a variety of infections and illnesses such as Malaria.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cullivan |first=Lauren |date=1998-04-01 |title=The Meanings Behind the Marks: Scarification and the People of Wa |url=https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/african_diaspora_isp/4 |journal=African Diaspora ISPs}}</ref>
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