Jamaican folk medicine : a source of healing /
Arvilla Payne-Jackson and Mervyn C. Alleyne.
- 1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The social historical context : slavery and its aftermath -- The ethnic dimension -- African and African-Jamaican religions -- Aetiology and illness -- Folk medical practitioners -- Treatments and health care -- The nature of healing herbs -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Drugstore medicines, Kingston, Jamaica.
Traditional medicine--Jamaica. Traditional medicine--Africa. Medicinal plants--Jamaica. Medicinal plants--Africa.