African American Folk Healing.

Cure a nosebleed by holding a silver quarter on the back of the neck. Treat an earache with sweet oil drops. Wear plant roots to keep from catching colds. Within many African American families, these kinds of practices continue today, woven into the fabric of black culture, often communicated throug...

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Main Author: Mitchem, Stephanie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2007.
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