num_pages: 399
description: First published in 1961, this is the third edition of the remarkable experiences and findings of Nicole Maxwell, a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society who traveled to the Amazon jungle some 45 years ago, and made a life's work of the people, plants, and lore there. Predating the world's drug companies interest and even awareness of the possible treatments that can be derived from the Amazon's flora, Maxwell's findings remain revolutionary and largely ignored by the medical establishment. Provides tremendous insight not only into these naturally occuring medical treatments but the culture of the people as well. Black-and-white photos. "A spirited and engrossing personal narrative, as much about people and places, discomforts and dangers, the beauty of the jungle and the arc-leap of wordless communication across cultural barriers, as it is about...bringing natural medicines of the Amazon to the investigative attention of modern medicine...fresh, immediate, personal and individual. " -- Anne Gottlieb, The New York Times.
language: English
title: Witch Doctor's Apprentice: Hunting for Medicinal Plants in the Amazon
titlecomplete: Witch Doctor's Apprentice: Hunting for Medicinal Plants in the Amazon
genres: Travel, Anthropology, Nonfiction, Medicine, Memoir
ratings_count: 100
publisher: Fine Communications