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🇸🇸 South Sudan and 1 moreAzande witchcraft A Zande belief that certain people harm others by an inherited power, judged by oraclesBelief · Cursing and harm · Seeing and foretelling Living 🇨🇳 ChinaGu蛊 A venom-based poison and black magic practice from south ChinaSubstance · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Historical

🇨🇳 ChinaWaidan外丹 An early Chinese alchemical practice focused on compounding mineral elixirs for immortalityTradition Historical

🇮🇳 IndiaUnicorn horn A legendary object believed to neutralize poison and cure disease, traded as narwhal teeth for centuries.Charm · Healing · Protection Historical

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Azande witchcraft: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
Waidan: 尹真人, Public domain, source
Unicorn horn: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source

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