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, Oxford
Berghahn
2018
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| Ausgabe: | First paperback edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | Epistemologies of healing!584835140!
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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." |
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| Beschreibung: | xii, 289 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781782385547 978-1-78238-554-7 9781789200591 978-1-78920-059-1 |