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

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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Main Authors: Berlin, Elois Ann, 1937- (Author), Berlin, Brent (Author)
Other Authors: Lozoya L., Xavier (Lozoya Legorreta) (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1996
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal system > Diseases > Treatment.
Materia medica, Vegetable > Mexico > Chiapas.
Tzeltal Indians.
Tzotzil Indians.
Ethnobiology > Mexico > Chiapas.
Traditional medicine > Mexico > Chiapas.
Indians of North America.
Botany, Medical.
Medicinal plants.
Gastrointestinal Diseases > therapy
Herbal Medicine
Indians, North American
Materia Medica
Plants, Medicinal
Mexico
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