Rainforest Remedies 100 Healing Herbs of Belize,9780914955139

Rainforest Remedies 100 Healing Herbs of Belize

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ISBN13: 9780914955139
ISBN10: 0914955136
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-06-09
Publisher(s): Lotus Press
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Summary

Timely book on rainforest herbology and traditional healing. Authors work with Central American healers to compile herbal lore.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Mickey Hart
Preface xi
Background xi
Methodology and Purpose xii
Scope of Book xiv
Other Related Publications xvii
Ethnobotany and Intellectual Property Rights xvii
Acknowledgments xx
Introduction 1(1)
Traditional Healing in Central America
1(1)
The Origins of Plant Discovery for Traditional Medical Use
2(3)
Categories of Traditional Healers in Belize
5(2)
The Traditional Healer's Personality
7(1)
Concepts Underlying the Traditional Treatment of Disease in Belize
8(7)
Traditional Treatment of Spiritual Ailments in Belize
15(4)
Traditional Treatment of Physical Diseases in Belize
19(3)
The Union of Traditional Healing and Modern Medicine--Working Together to Improve Health Care
22(7)
Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants 29(201)
Appendix: Suppliers of Medicinal Herbs in Belize 230(1)
Glossary 231(15)
References 246(13)
Index of Scientific and Common Names 259(6)
Index of Traditional Medical Uses 265

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