LEADER 03048nam 2200637 450 001 9910480827203321 005 20170822120708.0 010 $a1-78238-555-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000594113 035 $a(EBL)1707806 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1707806 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000594113 100 $a20150216h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aHealing roots $eanthropology in life and medicine /$fJulie Laplante 210 1$aNew York, New York ;$aOxford, England :$cberghahn,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (301 p.) 225 1 $aEpistemologies of Healing ;$vVolume 15 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78238-554-1 311 $a1-322-95075-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction - Tracing the Preclinical Trial of an Indigenous Plant; Chapter 1 - Knowing Umhlonyane/Artemisia afra; Chapter 2 - Engaging in Medicine; Chapter 3 - Tracing Medicine Wayfaring; Chapter 4 - Imagining Indigeneity; Chapter 5 - Healing the Nation; Chapter 6 - Dreams, Ancestors and Sound Healing; Chapter 7 - Weaving Molecules with Life; Conclusion - Imagining the Clinical Trial; References; Index 330 $a Umhlonyane, also known as Artemisia afra, is one of the oldest and best-documented indigenous medicines in South Africa. This bush, which grows wild throughout the sub-Saharan region, smells and tastes like ""medicine,"" thus easily making its way into people's lives and becoming the choice of everyday healing for Xhosa healer-diviners and Rastafarian herbalists. This ""natural"" remedy has recently sparked curiosity as scientists search for new molecules against a tuberculosis pandemic while hoping to recognize indigenous medicine. Laplante follows umhlonyane on its trails and trials of beco 410 0$aEpistemologies of healing ;$vVolume 15. 606 $aArtemisia afra$xTherapeutic use$zSouth Africa 606 $aMedicinal plants$zSouth Africa 606 $aTraditional medicine$zSouth Africa 606 $aMedical anthropology$zSouth Africa 606 $aEthnopharmacology$zSouth Africa 606 $aMolecular biology$xSocial aspects 606 $aDrugs$xTesting 606 $aTuberculosis$xChemotherapy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aArtemisia afra$xTherapeutic use 615 0$aMedicinal plants 615 0$aTraditional medicine 615 0$aMedical anthropology 615 0$aEthnopharmacology 615 0$aMolecular biology$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aDrugs$xTesting. 615 0$aTuberculosis$xChemotherapy. 676 $a306.4610968 700 $aLaplante$b Julie$0972124 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480827203321 996 $aHealing roots$92210230 997 $aUNINA