Medical Ethnobiology of the Highland Maya of Chiapas, Mexico : The Gastrointestinal Diseases /

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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:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tzotzil Indians.
Tzeltal Indians.
Traditional medicine.
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Gastrointestinal system > Diseases > Treatment.
Ethnobiology.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Plantes medicinales.
Indiens d'Amerique > Amerique du Nord.
Ethnobiologie > Mexique > Chiapas.
Tzotzil (Indiens)
Tseltal (Indiens)
Phytotherapie > Mexique > Chiapas.
Tractus gastro-intestinal > Maladies > Traitement.
Plants, Medicinal
Materia Medica
Indians, North American
Herbal Medicine
Gastrointestinal Diseases > therapy
Medicinal plants.
Botany, Medical.
Indians of North America.
Traditional medicine > Mexico > Chiapas.
Ethnobiology > Mexico > Chiapas.
Materia medica, Vegetable > Mexico > Chiapas.
Mexico > Chiapas.
Mexico
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 they have developed a large number of herbal remedies based on a highly sophisticated understanding of the physiology and symptomatology of common diseases and on an in-depth knowledge of medicinal plants. Here Elois Ann Berlin and Brent Berlin, along with their many collaborators, provide detailed in.
Physical Description:1 online resource (592 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400872886

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