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This book combines historical biography with a focus on the role of the practitioner in the folk health-care system, and ethnobotany, including a description of the active ingredients of the herbs used in African American herbal medicine. The contributions of European colonial, American Indian, and African practices to the development of contemporary African folk medicine are discussed. In addition to a close examination of John Lee's approach to folk medicine, the volume provides descriptions and illustrations of the main herbs used. Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit provides a basic historical framework and background to the continuing viability of a folk medical system based on a pluralism combining biomedicine and traditional health care. As such, it will be of value to scholars and students of medical anthropology as well as Black Studies.
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| Historical Overview of African | |
| American Folk Medicine | |
| Becoming an Herbalist | |
| Diagnostic System Classification of Materia Medica and Illustrations | |
| Herbal Repertoire | |
| Appendix | |
| References | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780313288685
ISBN-10: 0313288682
Series: Contributions in Afro-American & African Studies
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 192
Published: 30th September 1993
Publisher: ABC-Clio
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2
x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.485
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