Ttulo: Ambil, an spiritual traditional protection. Authors: Zaita L.M; Mesa S.C.; Snchez J.A. Direccin de contacto: S.

C secmesagon@unal.edu.co, Solicita Evaluacin? Si This project is based on the use of ambil in indigenous communities but not only by its use but also explain its preparation showing that this is important in the indigenous cultures of the Amazon, the ambil is like a paste leaf snuff, the process is homemade and the tradition of his preparation has gone hand by hand in indigenous communities, preparation begins with snuff mature leaves are washed and cooked in water for several hours, when the leaves are well cooked all is passed for a very fine sieve draining well the rest of this mixture being pure snuff extract, this extract is placed to cook and when you add a thick vegetable mixture to give body and elasticity, this mixture continue cooking until you have a thick consistency and then mixed with salt the mount that is obtained from bark, buds, flowers, burn until it is reduced to ash filter ash, and water resulting from the ash begins to simmer until the end of container is salt, but apart from this whole process there is more to be done for this ambil serve for consumption not physical but spiritual for consumption, this ambil is conjured with a prayer for the grandfather to be good for chill the souls of people who are hot, they speak with concern, speaking word as animal rabies, so consume ambil not only as cultural tradition but also as a spiritual tradition that is renewed by consuming the spirit and gives good word to the man to share it with his community, protects and supports him. Key words

Community: a group of people having a religion, race, profession, or other characteristic in common: the indigenous. Indigenous: originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

 Tradition: the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. Spiritual: Person or thing that prefers the sensitivity and feelings with abandonment of the material Protection: preventive care before a possible risk or problem.

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