Jamaican folk medicine : a source of healing / Arvilla Payne-Jackson and Mervyn C. Alleyne. [electronic resource]
Material type: TextPublisher: Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2004Description: 1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations, mapSubject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Jamaican folk medicine : a source of healing.DDC classification:- 615.88097292 22
- GR121.J2 P39 2004
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.