Jamaican Folk Medicine: A Source of Healing

by Arvilla Payne-Jackson and Mervyn C. Alleyne

This pioneering work is multi-disciplinary in approach as it examines the rich folk medicine of Jamaica. Payne-Jackson and Alleyne analyse the historical and linguistic aspects of folk medicine, based on their research, which included extensive fieldwork and interviews. They explore the sociological and ethnological dimensions of common healing and health-preserving practices which rely on Jamaica's rich biodiversity in medicinal and nutritional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9766401233
• ISBN13: 9789766401238
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"