| Description |
vii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
A note on Cherokee language and pronunciation -- The medicine way of life -- Being in the medicine -- The origin of Cherokee medicine -- Plant medicines of the East -- Plant medicines of the South -- Plant medicines of the West -- Plant medicines of the North -- Appendix : medicine formulas of plant and natural helpers. |
| Summary |
The healing properties and medicinal applications of over 450 North American plants. |
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"In this rare collection of the acquired herbal knowledge of Cherokee Elders, author J. T. Garrett presents the healing properties and medicinal applications of over 450 North American plants. Readers will learn how Native American healers utilize the gifts of nature for ceremonial purposes and to treat over 120 ailments, from the common cold to a bruised heart. The book presents the medicine of the Four Directions and the plants with which each direction is associated. From the East comes the knowledge of "heart medicine"--blood-building tonics and plants for vitality and detoxification. The medicine of the South focuses on the innocence of life and the energy of youthfulness. West medicine treats the internal aspects of the physical body to encourage strength and endurance, while North medicine offers a sense of freedom and connection to the stars and the greater Universal Circle. This resource also includes traditional teaching tales to offer insights from Cherokee cosmology into the origin of illness, how the animals found their medicine, and the naming of the plants." -- Publisher's description |
| Subject |
Cherokee Indians -- Medicine.
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Materia medica, Vegetable -- United States.
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Indians of North America.
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Plants, Medicinal (DNLM)D010946
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Southeastern United States (DNLM)D015144
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Materia medica, Vegetable. (OCoLC)fst01011725
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America.
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| Subject |
Phytotherapy -- methods
(DNLM)D008517Q000379
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Medicinal plants.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples, North American (DNLM)D007198
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| Subject |
Cherokee Indians -- Medicine.
(OCoLC)fst00853687
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Indians, North American (DNLM)D007198
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Botany, Medical.
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| ISBN |
1879181967 |
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9781879181960 |
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