New cures, old medicines
Subtitle: women and the commercialization of traditional medicine in Bolivia
By: Lynn Sikkink
Series: Case studies in cultural anthropology; Case studies in cultural anthropology
Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780495837114
Subjects: Medicinal plants; Commerce; Traditional medicine; Coca; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187) and index.
Table of contents: title: Andean traditional medicines in rural settings and community exchange networks; title: Traditional medicines in new contexts: old cultural practices in new venues; title: Women's roles in Andean marketplaces: shopping in the Andes; title: Marketing medicines in rural Bolivia: San Pedro de Condo; title: Selling medicines at Condo's regional marketplaces: Huari, Challapata, and Oruro; title: Bolivian traditional medicines and urban commercialization: medicine vendors in Cochabamba; title: Coca, coca medicines, and the dilemma of coca in the Andes and beyond; title: Natural medicine and naturopaths in Bolivia: a new twist on traditional medicine; title: Traditional medicines and intellectural property rights; title: The future of traditional medicines in Bolivia.