Vogel, Virgil J.

American Indian medicine by Virgil J. Vogel - Oklahoma U. of Okl. Press 1970 - 583 p. - The Civilization of the American Indian series .

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.


Indians --Medicine--North America
Medicine, --Traditional.

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