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African American slave medicine : herbal and non-herbal treatments / Herbert C. Covey.
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TextPublication details: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2007.Description: vii, 207 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0739116444 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780739116449 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Geschichte 1750-1790
- Geschichte 1780-1940
- Slaves -- Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Slaves -- Medical care -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Traditional medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- Medicine -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- history -- United States
- Medicine, African Traditional -- history -- United States
- History, 19th Century -- United States
- Phytotherapy -- history -- United States
- Social Problems -- history -- United States
- Sklaverei
- Medizinische Versorgung
- Volksmedizin
- Volksmedizin -- Medicine -- United States -- History y19th century
- USA
- Schwarze
- R149 .C76 2007
- 2007 D-398
- WZ 80.5.B5
Contents:
Introduction: medical care and slaves -- White medical care of slaves -- Slave folk practitioners -- Conjuring and hoodoo -- Slave herbal and plant treatments -- Enslaved African American non-herbal treatments and materia medica -- Closing observations.
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| Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB468.5.A2 C68 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800122152 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200) and index.
Introduction: medical care and slaves -- White medical care of slaves -- Slave folk practitioners -- Conjuring and hoodoo -- Slave herbal and plant treatments -- Enslaved African American non-herbal treatments and materia medica -- Closing observations.