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American Indian medicine

by Vogel, Virgil J.

Series: The Civilization of the American Indian series Published by : U. of Okl. Press (Oklahoma ) Physical details: 583 p.

Subject(s): Indians -- Medicine -- North America | Medicine, -- Traditional.

Year: 1970

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900 - 999	Book Cart	970.1 Vog (Browse shelf)	1		36181

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Includes Index and Bibliography

What the red men gave us --
Indian theories of disease, and shamanistic practices --
Early observations of white men on Indian medicine --
Services of Indian doctors to whites --
The influence of Indian medicine on folk medicine, irregular practitioners and patent medicines --
Indian health and disease --
American Indian therapeutic methods --
Conclusions --
Appendix: American Indian contributions to pharmacology.

No other work has ever assumed the scope of this study of the botanical ingredients of Amerind medicine in what has been called rational therapy.

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