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Tables of Contents for Rainforest Remedies
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Mickey Hart
Preface
xi
Background
xi
Methodology and Purpose
xii
Scope of Book
xiv
Other Related Publications
xvii
Ethnobotany and Intellectual Property Rights
xvii
Acknowledgments
xx
Introduction
1
1
Traditional Healing in Central America
1
1
The Origins of Plant Discovery for Traditional Medical Use
2
3
Categories of Traditional Healers in Belize
5
2
The Traditional Healer's Personality
7
1
Concepts Underlying the Traditional Treatment of Disease in Belize
8
7
Traditional Treatment of Spiritual Ailments in Belize
15
4
Traditional Treatment of Physical Diseases in Belize
19
3
The Union of Traditional Healing and Modern Medicine--Working Together to Improve Health Care
22
7
Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants
29
201
Appendix: Suppliers of Medicinal Herbs in Belize
230
1
Glossary
231
15
References
246
13
Index of Scientific and Common Names
259
6
Index of Traditional Medical Uses
265