Pohnpei Primary Health Care Manual Health Care in Pohnpei, Micronesia: Traditional Uses of Plants for Health and Healing |
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Author:
| Lee, Roberta Shere, Nieve Balick, Michael J. Sohl, Francisca Roberts, Andrew S. Herrera, Katherine Dahmer, Stephen Lieskovsky, Min Dores, Alfred Raynor, William Raynor, Pelihter Albert, Elipiana Hunt, Molly Trauernicht, Clay Offringa, Lisa Adam, Irina Law, Wayne |
ISBN: | 978-1-4536-5864-2 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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[Black and White Edition] Pohnpei, one of the four island members of the Federated States of Micronesia in the Caroline Islands, has a traditional medical system developed over many generations. The Pohnpei Primary Health Care Manual compiles traditional ethnomedical information about plants and presents it within the context of Western medicine. Many common health conditions are discussed in this book, including those specific to Pohnpeian culture. Also provided is scientific...
More Description[Black and White Edition] Pohnpei, one of the four island members of the Federated States of Micronesia in the Caroline Islands, has a traditional medical system developed over many generations. The Pohnpei Primary Health Care Manual compiles traditional ethnomedical information about plants and presents it within the context of Western medicine. Many common health conditions are discussed in this book, including those specific to Pohnpeian culture. Also provided is scientific information about each species, including efficacy, pharmacology and potential toxicity, where known. This book is intended as an educational manual for Pohnpei and the Pacific region, an area where traditional medicine and some of the plants used in its practice, are endangered resources. Based on a decade of on-island research and extensive literature review, the book has been produced by a group of Pohnpeian and international experts, specialists in ethnomedicine, clinical care, public health, biology, conservation and Pacific Island culture.