African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and Non-Herbal Treatments [EBook]

Instant Download -------➤This classic book is in a pdf format ready to download and read instantly.You Will Receive -------- ➤✔ PDF File✔ Your files will be available to download once payment is confirmed. Book Description -------➤African-American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African-American slaves medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Drawing upon ex-slave interviews conducted during the 1930s and 1940s by the Works Project Administration (WPA), Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant remedies used by African-American folk practitioners during slavery. He demonstrates how active the slaves were in their own medical care and the important role faith played in the healing process. This book links each referenced plant or herb to modern scientific evidence to determine its actual worth and effects on the patients. Through his study, Dr. Covey unravels many of the complex social relatio