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Infusions of healing : a treasury of Mexican-American herbal remedies / Joie Davidow ; illustrations by Miro Salazar.

Van Pelt Library RM666.H33 D376 1999
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Davidow, Joie.
Contributor:
Laurie Burrows Grad Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Herbs--Therapeutic use--North America.
Herbs.
Materia medica, Vegetable--North America.
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Mexican Americans--Medicine.
Mexican Americans.
Traditional medicine--North America.
Traditional medicine.
Herbs--Therapeutic use.
North America.
Penn Provenance:
Grad, Laurie Burrows (donor)
Physical Description:
367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, [1999]
Summary:
This treasury of Mexican-American herbal medicine presents hundreds of safe, effective herbal treatments for everyday ailments--teas, liniments, compresses, salves, and soothing baths for headaches, colds, fevers, digestive problems, menstrual cramps, and aches and pains. In addition, more than 200 herbs are cataloged and cross-referenced. 10 line drawings.
Notes:
"A Fireside book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-347) and index.
Local Notes:
Presented to the Penn Libraries by Laurie Burrows Grad.
ISBN:
0684854163
OCLC:
41580529

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