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Jamaican folk medicine : a source of healing / by Payne-Jackson, Arvilla, Alleyne, Mervyn C.

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.…”
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