American Indian Healing Arts by E Barrie Karasch
The complete and authentic guide to America’s extraordinary native healing traditions American Indian Healing Arts is a magical blend of plant lore, history, and living tradition that draws on a lifetime of study with native healers by herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch. Here are the time-honored tribal rituals performed to promote good health, heal illness and bring mind and spirit into harmony with nature. Here also are dozens of safe, effective earth remedies – many of which are now being confirmed by modern research. Each chapter introduces a new stage in the life cycle, from the delightful Navajo First Smile Ceremony (welcoming a new baby) to the Apache Sunrise Ceremony (celebrating puberty) to the Seminole Old People’s Dance. At the heart of the book are more than sixty easy-to-use herbal remedies – including soothing rubs for baby, a yucca face mask for troubled skin, relaxing teas, massage oils, natural insect repellants, and fragrant smudge sticks. There are also guidelnes for assembling a basic American Indian medicine chest.‘A tapestry of stories, prayers legends, myths and herbal traditionsThis book will become a standard reference.’
Rosita Arvigo, D.N., author of Sastun: My apprenticeship with a Maya Healer
E. Barrie Kavasch is a herbalist, ethnobiologist and food historian of Cherokee, Creek and Powhatan descent. She has studied with many acclaimed native healers and is research associate of the Insitute For American Indian Studies in Washington, Conneticcut.
Karen Baar is a graduate of Yale University School of Medicine and writes for The New York Times, Good Housekeeping and other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780722539521 |
| ISBN 10 | 0722539525 |
| Title | American Indian Healing Arts |
| Author | E Barrie Karasch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1999-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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