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Modernization and Medicinal Plant Knowledge in a Caribbean Horticultural Village.

Herbal medicine is the first response to illness in rural Dominica. Every adult knows several “bush” medicines, and knowledge varies from person to person. Anthropological convention suggests that modernization generally weakens traditional knowledge. We examine the effects of commercial occupation,...

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Published in:Medical Anthropology Quarterly Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 169 - 193
Main Authors: Quinlan, Marsha B., Quinlan, Robert J.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell June 2007
Subjects:
Traditional medicine
Ethnobotany
Health literacy
Medical anthropology
Herbs > Therapeutic use
Dominica
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