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After the first full moon in April : a sourcebook of herbal medicine from a California Indian elder

Title
After the first full moon in April : a sourcebook of herbal medicine from a California Indian elder / Josephine Grant Peters and Beverly R. Ortiz ; including contributions from Cheryl Beck [and others] ; Karuk plant names by James A. Ferrara.
ISBN
1315435292
161132792X
9781315435299
9781611327922
1598743643
9781598743647
Published
Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
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Notes
English.
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Summary
Josephine Peters, a revered northern California Indian elder and Native healer, shares her vast, lifelong cultural knowledge on personal and tribal history, gathering ethics and preparations, then offers a catalogue of the uses and doses of over 160 plants.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Peters, Josephine Grant. After the first full moon in April. Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, ©2010
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Preface; Acknowledgments; Spirit People; The Peppernut; The Peppernut Story; 1. A Life Well Lived; 2. Gathering Ethics; 3. Herbal Medicines and Native Plant Foods; 4. The Plants; 5. Non-herbal Cures; Endnotes; References; Plant Index; Medical Conditions Index; Subject Index.
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Biography
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