Medical ethnobiology of the Highland Maya of Chiapas, Mexico : the gastrointestinal diseases /

Whereas most previous work on Maya healing has focused on ritual and symbolism, this book presents evidence that confirms the scientific foundations of traditional Maya medicine. Data drawn from analysis of the medical practices of two Mayan-speaking peoples, the Tzeltal and Tzotzil, reveal that the...

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Những tác giả chính: Berlin, Elois Ann, 1937- (Tác giả), Berlin, Brent (Tác giả)
Tác giả khác: Lozoya L., Xavier (Lozoya Legorreta) (Người cộng sự)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press 1996.
Loạt:Princeton legacy library.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt13x1263
Mục lục:
  • 2. The Diarrheas; 3. The Abdominal Pains; 4. The Worms; 5. Summary and Conclusions; Appendix: Pharmacological Activity of Plant Species Used as Admixtures; Glossary of Technical Terms; References; Index of Maya Terms; General Index.