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,...
| Publicado en: | Medical Anthropology Quarterly Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 169 - 193 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
June 2007
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