African american slave medicine: herbal and non-herbal treatments
Auteur :
Covey, Herbert C.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739116456
Date de publication :
9 sept. 2008
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,4 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
322 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
African American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African American slaves' medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant remedies used by African American folk practitioners during slavery.