Description
Book SynopsisPresents the medical practices of the American Indians and portrays the historical relationship between the native Americans and the newcomers from the Old World. The author touches on such topics as pharmacology, healing, folklore and botany.
Trade ReviewAmerican Indian Medicine is much more than its title indicates. For in presenting the medical practices of the New World, Vogel gives a fine picture of the historical relationship between the native Americans and the newcomers from the Old World."" -
American West""Most other works have tended to emphasize the shamanistic, magical, or ritualistic practices that Indians used in the curing arts, but in this volume the 'practical' and (mostly) pharmacological bases of treatment and cure are studied. . . . A very satisfying book."" -
Library Journal""[This] is a well and interestingly written essay on the medical aspects of Indian history, folklore, pharmacology, and botany. Emphasis is correctly placed on those things which have been carried over from the Indian's medical practice to that of the white man. . . . [It] should interest all physicians, anthropologists, botanists, ecologists, and historians. The literate layman will enjoy it. Those who like things that improve the Indian's status will love it.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
