An Aztec herbal : the classic codex of 1552

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An Aztec herbal : the classic codex of 1552 / translation and commentary by William Gates ; introduction by Bruce Byland.

Cruz, Martín de la. (Author). Gates, William, 1863-1940 (Added Author).

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The book was translated into English in 1939 by William Gates. In these pages are centuries-old Aztec remedies for boils, hair loss, cataracts, insomnia, sore throats, hiccups, gout, lesions, wounds, joint diseases, tumors, and scores of other ailments. Over 180 black-and-white figures of the plants augment the text, along with 38 full color illustrations made specially for the Gates edition. Additional supplements include an introduction to the Mexican botanical system, an analytical index of the plants, and a new Introduction by anthropologist Bruce Byland of the City University of New York. Remarkable for its scope, detail, careful observation, and accurate description, An Aztec Herbal stands as a magnificent example of the impressive medical knowledge of indigenous peoples. This handsome and inexpensive edition of a long-unavailable work promises to engender a new appreciation of the skill and inventiveness of Aztec medical practices in particular and of Native American science in general. -- Amazon

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ISBN: 0486411303
ISBN: 9780486411309
Physical Description: xliv, 144 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally published: The De la Cruz-Badiano Aztec herbal of 1552. Baltimore : Maya Society, 1939, in series: Publication / Maya Society ; no. 23.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages x-xiii) and index.

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Subject:: Aztecs > Ethnobotany.
Materia medica > Early works to 1800.
Ethnobotany > Mexico.
Materia medica, Vegetable > Mexico.
Medicinal plants > Mexico.
Plants, Medicinal.
Materia Medica.
Ethnobotany.
Mexico.
Medicinal plants.
Mexico.
Genre:: Early works.

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