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African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and non-Herbal Treatments

African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and non-Herbal Treatments

Covey, Herbert C.

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceBlack American StudiesGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0739116444
ISBN13: 9780739116449
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Mar 1 2007
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.42 Depth: 9.08
Language: English
African-American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African-American slaves medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Drawing upon ex-slave interviews conducted during the 1930s and 1940s by the Works Project Administration (WPA), Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant remedies used by African-American folk practitioners during slavery. He demonstrates how active the slaves were in their own medical care and the important role faith played in the healing process. This book links each referenced plant or herb to modern scientific evidence to determine its actual worth and effects on the patients. Through his study, Dr. Covey unravels many of the complex social relationships found between the African-American slaves, Whites, folk practitioners, and patients. African-American Slave Medicine is a compelling and captivating read that will appeal to scholars of African-American history and those interested in folk medicine.

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