Jamaican folk medicine : a source of healing /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Jamaica :
University of the West Indies Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- The social historical context : slavery and its aftermath
- The ethnic dimension
- African and African-Jamaican religions
- Aetiology and illness
- Folk medical practitioners
- Treatments and health care
- The nature of healing herbs
- Conclusion
- Appendix : Drugstore medicines, Kingston, Jamaica.