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[[ | [[Image:Chamalla.jpg|thumb|right|A large vial of chamalla ([[TRS]]: "[[Exodus, Part I]])".]] | ||
'''Chamalla''' {{IPA|kə.ˈmɑ.lə}} is a potent pharmacological substance with hallucinogenic properties, or the Colonial plant, root or vegetable from which it is extracted. It is used by [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Clergy|oracles]] for religious purposes, and by Colonial medicine as an alternative therapy for certain illnesses, including cancer. | '''Chamalla''' {{IPA|kə.ˈmɑ.lə}} is a potent pharmacological substance with hallucinogenic properties, or the Colonial plant, root or vegetable from which it is extracted. It is used by [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies#The Clergy|oracles]] for religious purposes, and by Colonial medicine as an alternative therapy for certain illnesses, including cancer. | ||
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The benefits of the extract are viewed as questionable by those in the medical profession, as evidenced by Doctor [[Cottle]]'s reaction to [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s request to use it when he confirms her cancer is inoperable. | The benefits of the extract are viewed as questionable by those in the medical profession, as evidenced by Doctor [[Cottle]]'s reaction to [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]]'s request to use it when he confirms her cancer is inoperable. | ||
Chamalla has hallucinogenic effects, desirable in its role as an [[Wikipedia:Entheogen|entheogen]], but not in its medicinal applications. In Roslin's case, these have been remarkably prescient ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]], | Chamalla has hallucinogenic effects, desirable in its role as an [[Wikipedia:Entheogen|entheogen]], but not in its medicinal applications. In Roslin's case, these have been remarkably prescient ([[TRS]]: "[[Flesh and Bone]]", "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]", "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]"). | ||
The chamalla treatments, as expected by Dr. Cottle, do nothing to stop Roslin's cancer from reaching a life-threatening stage {{TRS|Epiphanies}}. | The chamalla treatments, as expected by Dr. Cottle, do nothing to stop Roslin's cancer from reaching a life-threatening stage {{TRS|Epiphanies}}. | ||