商品簡介
Drawing on such sources as the Folklore Archives at the University of California at Los Angeles, a PhD-level botanist lists conditions, remedies, and practitioners of North American and British folk medicine. Hatfield introduces the often neglected history of such traditions in which mainstream medicine has its roots, and provides a guide to related topics. Entries spanning folk remedies for inducing abortion, to the yew tree, a remedy long used by Native Americans to treat cancer that has been recently "discovered" by allopathic medicine, include references, cross-references, and some illustrations. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Gabrielle Hatfield, PhD, is a professional botanist.
