Title: La medicina tradicional de los pueblos indígenas de México /
Authors: Mellado Campos, Virginia.; Zolla, Carlos; Carrillo Farga, María del Carmen.; Instituto Nacional Indigenista (Mexico)
Date: 1994
Publisher: Instituto Nacional Indigenista,
Physical description: 3 v. (977 p.) : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Language: Spanish
LC classification: G
Abstract: "An ambitious and outstanding work on traditional medical practices of Mexico's indigenous peoples. The three volume set is divided into chapters describing indigenous populations. After brief ethnographic sketches, the particular practices of each group are discussed. Issues covered include Western and indigenous diseases and their cures, the resources of each cultural group, and problems that threaten each group's traditional practices"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Subject headings (LCSH): Folklore--Mexico; Indians of Mexico--Diseases; Indians of Mexico--Medicine; Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies; Medicinal plants--Mexico; Mexico--Social life and customs.; Shamanism--Mexico; Traditional medicine--Mexico