Title American Indian medicine / by Virgil J. Vogel.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	615.89 V879A	Check Shelf

Edition	Pbk. ed.
Description	xix, 578 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series	The Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 95
	Civilization of the American Indian series ; v. 95.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-517) and indexes.
Contents	What the red men gave us -- Indian theories of disease, and shamanistic practices -- Early observation of white men on Indian medicine -- Services of Indian doctors to whites -- The Influence of Indian medicine on folk medicine, irregular practitioners, and patent medicines -- Indian health and disease -- American Indian therapeutic methods -- Conclusions -- Appendix: American Indian contributions to pharmacology.
Summary	No other work has ever assumed the scope of this study of the botanical ingredients of Amerind medicine in what has been called rational therapy.
Subject	Indians -- Medicine.
	Indians, North American (DNLM)D007198
	Indians of North America.
	Indians, South American (DNLM)D007199
	Indians -- Medicine. (OCoLC)fst00969382
	America.
	Shamans.
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples, North American (DNLM)D007198
Subject	Americas (DNLM)D000569
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples -- North America.
Subject	Shamans. (OCoLC)fst01115174
	History of Medicine (DNLM)D006666
	Medicine, Traditional (DNLM)D008519
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples, South American (DNLM)D007199
Subject	Medicine -- History.
Local Subject	Indigenous people -- Medicine.
ISBN	0806122935
	9780806122939

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