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American Indian medicine / by Virgil J. Vogel.
No other work has ever assumed the scope of this study of the botanical ingredients of Amerind medicine in what has been called rational therapy.
Record details
- ISBN: 0806108630
- ISBN: 9780806108636
- ISBN: 0806122935 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780806122939 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xx, 583 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: [1st ed.].
- Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1970]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Expanded version of the author's thesis, University of Chicago.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-517).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- What the red men gave us -- Indian theories of disease, and shamanistic practices -- Early observations of white men on Indian medicine -- Services of Indian doctors to whites -- The influence of Indian medicine on folk medicine, irregular practitioners and patent medicines -- Indian health and disease -- American Indian therapeutic methods -- Conclusions -- Appendix: American Indian contributions to pharmacology.
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- Indians of North America > Medicine.
History of Medicine > Americas.
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Medicine, Traditional > Americas.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 98 .M4 V64 1970 | 284425 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |