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

Medical ethnobiology of the Highland Maya of Chiapas, Mexico : the gastrointestinal diseases / Elois Ann Berlin and Brent Berlin ; with contributions by Xavier Lozoya [and nine others]

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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: 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.
Ethnobiology.
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Traditional medicine.
Mexico > Chiapas.

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