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Traditional Medicine and Pharmacopoeia: CONTRIBUTION TO ETHNOBOTANICAL AND FLORISTIC STUDIES IN CAMEROON.
Edition: First edition.
(Porto-Novo (Benin) STRC / OUA, 1996. First edition - Published under the auspices of the Scientific, Technical and Research Commission (STRC) of the Organization of African Unity, this is the first comprehensive survey of the medicinal plants of the area, including many which are indigenous to Cameroon. Each plant is described in alpahabetical order and is illustrated by a line drawing. Also includes listings of the major diseases and their treatments, a glossary, an index of the medicinal plants by disease, an index of the vernacular names of these plants and more. vi, 641 pp. ISBN: 9782453661.
Condition: Very good in printed grey wrappers.
Book ID: 56051More details Price: $200.00 -
ETHNOMEDIZIN UND SOZIALMEDIZIN IN TROPISCH-AFRIKA. / ETHNOMEDICINE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE IN TROPICAL AFRICA : BeitrŠge zur Ethnomedizin, Ethnobotanik und Ethnozoologie III / Contributions to Ethnomedicine, Ethnobotany and Ethnozoology III.
Edition: First printing.
Hamburg: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ethnomedizin, 1973. First edition - Text is in German, English and French. The introductory essay by Ludwig Brandl - "A Short History of Ethnomedicine in Tropical Africa" - is in both English and German. Also includes essays on Les Plantes Magiques Senegalaise (in French) by Joseph Kerharo, The Fundamental Basis of African Traditional Medicine (in English) by Yaw Osei and much more. Bibliographies, photographs. 288 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in printed pale green wrappers.
Book ID: 53813More details Price: $45.00 -
HAUSA MEDICINE: Illness and Well-being in a West African Culture.
Edition: First printing.
Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which explores the concept of health and well-being (lafiya) among the Hausa people of northern Nigeria within the context of their rural village culture, integrating ideas on the causes of sickness, traditional healing practices, social life, and Islamic influences. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Bibliography, index. xxvii, 369 pp. ISBN: 0-822307774.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (neat prev owner's name and date)
Book ID: 92657More details Price: $85.00

