Mahko Root
The mahko root is a plant native to the planet Neural.
It is the only known cure for the poisonous bite of the deadly Mugato, a primate on the planet.
The treatment was highly ritualized.
The ritual of applying the mahko root involves the beating of drums, the chanting of incantations, and the application only by a female shaman.
The shaman in question then cuts her own hand, picks up the mahko root with that hand, and then presses it against the victim's wound.
The root then appears to move of its own power, and draws the toxin out.
It is unknown if the ritual itself had anything to do with the healing processes, but the root definitely helps to cleanse the body.
In Neural culture, the ritual also acted as a pseudo-marriage ceremony between the victim and the administering Kahn-ut-tu shaman, as the victim owed the shaman his or her life thereafter.
