African-American Slave Medicine - Herbal and Non-herbal Treatments

Informationen zum Autor Herbert C. Covey is an instructor in the College of Continuing Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Klappentext African American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African American slaves' medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant remedies used by African American folk practitioners during slavery. Zusammenfassung African American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African American slaves' medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal! plant! and non-plant remedies used by African American folk practitioners during slavery. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: Medical Care and Slaves Chapter 2 White Medical Care of Slaves Chapter 3 Slave Folk Practitioners Chapter 4 Conjuring and Hoodoo Chapter 5 Slave Herbal Treatments Chapter 6 Slave Non-Herbal Treatments & Materia Medica Chapter 7 Closing Observations

Product details

• Authors: Herbert C Covey, Herbert C. Covey, Covey Herbert C.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2007
• EAN: 9780739116449
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1644-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; USA, HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications, HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Medicine, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Traditional medicine and herbal remedies, Traditional medicine & herbal remedies, African American History