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Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge. 2. Ed. Corrected
Author: American Indian Medicine
Author: Virgil J. VogelPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806189770
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The purpose of this book, says the author, is to show the effect of Indian medicinal practices on white civilization. Actually it achieves far more. It discusses Indian theories of disease and methods of combating disease and even goes into the question of which diseases were indigenous and which were brought to the Indian by the white man. It also lists Indian drugs that have won acceptance in the Pharmacopeia of the United States and the National Formulary. The influence of American Indian healing arts on the medicine and healing and pharmacology of the white man was considerable. For example, such drugs as insulin and penicillin were anticipated in rudimentary form by the aborigines. Coca leaves were used as narcotics by Peruvian Indians hundreds of years before Carl Koller first used cocaine as a local anesthetic in 1884. All together, about 170 medicines, mostly botanical, were contributed to the official compendia by Indians north of the Rio Grande, about 50 more coming from natives of the Latin-American and Caribbean regions. Impressions and attitudes of early explorers, settlers, physicians, botanists, and others regarding Indian curative practices are reported by geographical regions, with British, French, and Spanish colonies and the young United States separately treated. Indian theories of disease—sorcery, taboo violation, spirit intrusion, soul loss, unfulfilled dreams and desires, and so on -and shamanistic practices used to combat them are described. Methods of treating all kinds of injuries-from fractures to snakebite-and even surgery are included. The influence of Indian healing lore upon folk or domestic medicine, as well as on the "Indian doctors" and patent medicines, are discussed. For the convenience of the reader, an index of botanical names is provided, together with a wide variety of illustrations. The disproportionate attention that has been given to the superstitious and unscientific features of aboriginal medicine has tended to obscure its real contributions to American civilization.
A Dictionary of Books Relating to America
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Author: Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9781422374566
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Catalogue of Publications of Societies and of Periodical Works Belonging to the Smithsonian Institution, January 1, 1866
Author: Smithsonian InstitutionPublisher:
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Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections
Author: Smithsonian InstitutionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mollusks
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Catalogue of the library of the Massachusetts historical society
Author: John Appleton (M.D.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Author: Massachusetts Historical Society. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382306697
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.