Healing roots anthropology in life and medicine
"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...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York u.a.
Berghahn Books
2015
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| Schriftenreihe: | Epistemologies of healing
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "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."...Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Beschreibung: | XII, 289 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9781782385547 9781782385554 |