Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit: John Lee - An African American

Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit: John Lee - An African American Herbal Healer

This book combines historical biography with a focus on the role of the practitioner in the folk health-care system, and ethnobotany, including a description of the active ingredients of the herbs used in African American herbal medicine. The contributions of European Colonial, American Indian, and African practices to the development of contemporary African American folk medicine are discussed. In addition to showing John Lee's approach to folk medicine, the volume provides descriptions and illustrations of the main herbs used. Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit provides a basic historical framework and background to the continuing viability of a folk medical system based on a pluralism combining biomedicine and traditional health care. As such, it will be of value to scholars and students of medical anthropology as well as Black Studies.
Country USA
Brand By
Manufacturer Greenwood Press
Binding Hardcover
PartNumber illustrations, appendix, references, ind
Height 9
Length 5.999988
Weight 1.04940036712
Width 0.5618099
ReleaseDate 1993-09-30
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	By
Manufacturer	Greenwood Press
Binding	Hardcover
PartNumber	illustrations, appendix, references, ind
Height	9
Length	5.999988
Weight	1.04940036712
Width	0.5618099
ReleaseDate	1993-09-30
NumberOfItems	1

Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit: John Lee - An African American Herbal Healer