African American slave medicine
Subtitle: herbal and non-herbal treatments
By: Herbert C. Covey
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780739131275
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS; Traditional medicine; Medicine; Herbs; Herbal Medications; Slaves; Medical care; Therapeutic use; African Americans; History
Description: African American Slave Medicine offers a critical examination of how African American slaves' medical needs were addressed during the years before and surrounding the Civil War. Dr. Herbert C. Covey inventories many of the herbal, plant, and non-plant.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.