Trying to Give Ease. Tommie Bass and the Story of Herbal Medicine
John K. Crellin, Jane Philpott
In "Trying to Give Ease", John K. Crellin and Jane Philpott focus on the life, practices, and accumulated knowledge of the late A. L. Tommie Bass, a widely-known and admired Appalachian herbalist. Informed by insights drawn from several disciplines, particularly anthropology, their broad historical analyses of self-care practices and herbal remedies draw heavily on recorded interviews with Bass and his patients. Special attention is given to local resources that shape alternative medicine, the backgrounds of herbal practitioners, and the cultural currency of medical concepts once central to professional medicine and now less common. The authors report on both the physical effects of herbal remedies and the psychological factors that have an impact on their success. "Trying to Give Ease" is a companion to "A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants", also published by Duke University Press.
عام:
1989
الناشر:
Duke University Press
اللغة:
english
الصفحات:
335
ISBN 10:
0822308770
ISBN 13:
9780822308775
سلسلة الكتب:
Herbal Medicine Past and Present
ملف:
PDF, 22.09 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1989