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African-American Slave Medicine: Herbal and non-Herbal Treatments
African-American Slave Medicine:
Herbal and non-Herbal Treatments
by Herbert C. Covey
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 relationships found between the African-American slaves, Whites, folk practitioners, and patients. African-American Slave Medicine is a compelling and captivating read that will appeal to scholars of African-American history and those interested in folk medicine.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Medical Care and Slaves
White Medical Care of Slaves
Slave Folk Practitioners
Conjuring and Hoodoo
Slave Herbal Treatments
Slave Non-Herbal Treatments & Materia Medica
Closing Observations
"African American Slave Medicine by Herbert C. Covey is a concise and cogent treatment of the enslavement of African people and herbal pharmacopoeia in the United States. The text makes an important contribution to the expanding field of slavery and medicine, covering the areas of American history, African American Studies, and the history of science and medicine."—Katherine Bankole, associate professor of history, West Virginia University
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Herbal and non-Herbal Treatments
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