Disease concepts and treatment by tribal healers of an Amazonian forest culture

Disease concepts and treatment by tribal healers of an Amazonian forest culture

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The extensive medicinal plant knowledge of Amazonian tribal peoples is widely recognized in the scientific literature and celebrated in popular lore. Despite this broad interest, the ethnomedical systems and knowledge of disease whic...

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Main Authors: Plotkin Mark J, Uremaru Amasina, Uiterloo Melvin, Herndon Christopher N, Emanuels-Smith Gwendolyn, Jitan Jeetendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/5/1/27

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