Medical Ethnobiology of the Highland Maya of Chiapas, Mexico : : The Gastrointestinal Diseases / / Elois Ann Berlin, Brent Berlin.
Whereas most previous work on Maya healing has focused on ritual and symbolism, this book presents evidence that confirms the scientific foundations of traditional Maya medicine. Data drawn from analysis of the medical practices of two Mayan-speaking peoples, the Tzeltal and Tzotzil, reveal that the...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1996 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (592 p.) :; 227 tables, 208 line drawings |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Plates
- Preface
- Contributors
- Chapter I. Introduction
- Chapter 2. The Diarrheas
- Terminology
- Watery Diarrhea
- Mucoid Diarrhea
- Bloody Diarrhea
- Droplet Diarrhea
- Lienteric Diarrhea
- Vomiting and Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Other Conditions Affiliated with the Diarrheas
- Notes
- Chapter 3. The Abdominal Pains
- Terminology
- Abdominal Pain
- Epigastric Pain
- 'Mother of Man'
- Abdominal Distension
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Chapter 4. The Worms
- Chapter 5. Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix: Pharmacological Activity of Plant Species Used as Admixtures
- Glossary o f Technical Terms
- References
- Index of Maya Terms
- General Index
- About the Authors