: John Lee, an African American herbal healer Arvilla Payne-Jackson creator John Lee text Herbs--Therapeutic use-Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- North Carolina. Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press , 1993 monographic eng

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xiv, 173 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. This book combines historical biography with a focus on the role of the practitioner in the folk health-care system, and ethnobotany, including a description of the active ingredients of the herbs used in African American herbal medicine Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Pt. 1 Introduction (starting p. 1) -- Ch. 1 Historical Overview of African American Folk Medicine (starting p. 7) -- Ch. 2 Becoming an Herbalist (starting p. 17) -- Ch. 3 Diagnostic System (starting p. 21) -- Ch. 4 Classification of the Materia Medica and Illustrations (starting p. 27) -- Pt. 2 Herbal Repertoire (starting p. 35) -- Appendix: Biologicals (starting p. 159) -- References (starting p. 161) -- Index (starting p. 169) /Arvilla Payne-Jackson Traditional medicine 615.3210 JAC 9780313288685 International Book Distributors ;Flat No.17 Prakash Apartment Building,Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi 211101 20211206114226.0