Healing Roots: Anthropology in Life and Medicine

Healing Roots: Anthropology in Life and Medicine (Epistemologies of Healing, 15)

Umhlonyane, also known as Artemisia afra, is one of the oldest and best-documented indigenous medicines in South Africa. This bush, which grows wild throughout the sub-Saharan region, smells and tastes like "medicine," thus easily making its way into people's lives and becoming the choice of everyday healing for Xhosa healer-diviners and Rastafarian herbalists. This "natural" remedy has recently sparked curiosity as scientists search for new molecules against a tuberculosis pandemic while hoping to recognize indigenous medicine. Laplante follows umhlonyane on its trails and trials of becoming a biopharmaceutical - from the "open air" to controlled environments - learning from the plant and from the people who use it with hopes in healing.
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Country USA
Brand Berghahn Books
Manufacturer Berghahn Books
Binding Library Binding
ItemPartNumber 25 illus.
ReleaseDate 2015-02-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781782385547

Healing Roots: Anthropology in Life and Medicine (Epistemologies of Healing, 15)