Drugs Of The North American Indian

Description: 

This paper is one of a series of popular lectures delivered at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1923-1924. After a general overview of Indian healing and shamanism, the author lists and describes uses of 75 vegetable drugs, 7 animal drugs, and 4 mineral drugs.

People: 
American Indian, Navajo, Ojibwe, Paiute, Penobscot, Winnebago
Location Description: 

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Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Plants
Original Date: 
1924
Creator: 
Youngken, H.W.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
American Journal of Physical Anthropology; Youngken, KW. Drugs of the North American Indian. Am J Pharm 1924 July;485-502; 1925 Mar;158-84; 1925 Apr; 257-70.
Identifier: 
9900772
Subject: 
Medicinal Plants
Type: 
Monograph