Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions |
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| Author:
| Hatfield, Gabrielle |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-71173-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, LLC
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $126.00 |
Book Description:
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A wide-ranging compilation on the "materia medica" of the ordinary people of Britain and North America, comparing practices in both places. Got whooping cough? Try fried mice. There are over 200 A-Z entries on all aspects of folk medicine, from asthma to childbirth and primary source documents.
A wide-ranging compilation on the "materia medica" of the ordinary people of Britain and North America, comparing practices in both places. Got whooping cough? Try fried mice. There are over 200 A-Z entries on all aspects of folk medicine, from asthma to childbirth and primary source documents.