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Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: an Ethnobotanical Guide
Kelly Kindscher
Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: an Ethnobotanical Guide
Kelly Kindscher
Documents the medicinal use of 203 native prairie plants by Plains Indians, describing plant-based treatments for ailments ranging from hyperactivity to syphilis. It also explains the use of internal and external medications, smoke treatments, moxa and the doctrine of signatures.
256 pages, 44 drawings, maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 6, 1992 |
ISBN13 | 9780700605279 |
Publishers | University Press of Kansas |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 139 × 229 × 22 mm · 426 g |
Illustrator | Whitney, William S. |