Book
Aztec medicine, health, and nutrition / Bernard R. Ortiz de Montellano.
Record details
- ISBN: 0813515629
- ISBN: 9780813515625
- ISBN: 0813515637
- ISBN: 9780813515632
- Physical Description: xvi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, ©1990.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-292) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Aztec culture at the time of the conquest -- Aztec religion, worldview and medicine -- Population and carrying capacity of the basin of Mexico -- The Aztec diet: food sources and their nutritional value -- Epidemiology -- Diagnosing and explaining illness -- Curing illness -- Syncretism in Mexican fold medicine -- Nutritional values and amino acid composition of Aztec foods -- Empirical evaluation of Aztec medicinal herbs.
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 1219.76 .M43 O78 1990 | 243765 | Stacks | Available | - |
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