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Folk wisdom and mother wit : John Lee, an African American herbal healer / Arvilla Payne-Jackson and...

Folk wisdom and mother wit : John Lee, an African Ameri...

Folk wisdom and mother wit : John Lee, an African American herbal healer / Arvilla Payne-Jackson and...

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Folk wisdom and mother wit : John Lee, an African American herbal healer / Arvilla Payne-Jackson and John Lee ; illustrations by Linda Kempton Armstrong ; foreword by James Duke.

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Full title

Folk wisdom and mother wit : John Lee, an African American herbal healer / Arvilla Payne-Jackson and John Lee ; illustrations by Linda Kempton Armstrong ; foreword by James Duke.

Publisher

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.

Date

1993.

Call Numbers

N615.321/72

Record Identifier

74VKvdoXlj4Z

MMS ID

991021447879702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xiv, 173 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

Pt. 1. Introduction. Ch. 1. Historical Overview of African American Folk Medicine. Ch. 2. Becoming an Herbalist. Ch. 3. Diagnostic System. Ch. 4. Classification of the Materia Medica and Illustrations -- Pt. 2. Herbal Repertoire -- Appendix: Biologicals.

Publication information

Publisher

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.

Place of Publication

Connecticut

Date Published

1993.

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Full title

Folk wisdom and mother wit : John Lee, an African American herbal healer / Arvilla Payne-Jackson and John Lee ; illustrations by Linda Kempton Armstrong ; foreword by James Duke.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Artists

Notes

General note

Contributions in Afro-American and African studies, 0069-9624 ; no. 161.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-167) and index.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N615.321/72

Record Identifier

74VKvdoXlj4Z

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvdoXlj4Z

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ISBN

0313288682 (alk. paper)

9780313288685 (alk. paper)

DDC

615.32109756092 B

MMS ID

991021447879702626

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