Chapter 1 Introduction: Medical Care and Slaves Chapter 2 White Medical Care of Slaves Chapter 3 Slave Folk Practitioners Chapter 4 Conjuring and Hoodoo Chapter 5 Slave Herbal Treatments Chapter 6 Slave Non-Herbal Treatments & Materia Medica Chapter 7 Closing Observations
Herbert C. Covey is an instructor in the College of Continuing Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Covey's approach is straightforward and impartial. He offers a
comprehensive analysis of the literature, judiciously recognizing
the work of other historians in this field. At the same time, his
contribution stems from an insightful monographic focus....This
volume is worthy of a wide readership across disciplines....A
precise and substantial work that serves as a functional primer for
slavery and medicine in the United States.
*Journal of Southern History, August 2008*
This is an excellent treatment of a subject of increasing interest
for the lay public and scholars alike. The appendix presents a
wealth of information previously undocumented as to source, now
confirmed and associated with real people as sources. This book has
much to recommend it to a wide interdisciplinary audience. This
volume cannot help but enrich the reader.
*Herbalgram, August 2009*
Researchers, writers, fans of African American history or those who
are fascinated with the history of medicine before, during and
after the Civil War will love author Herbert C. Covey’s 2007 title,
African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and Non-Herbal Treatments.
. . .This straightforward, academic, sometimes 'in-your-face'
manuscript holds a treasure chest of information about early
medicine, race, and medical treatments used during slavery. . .
.Use this book as a supplement text to early American history,
American medical history and African American history. It can also
be used to explore alternative medicine and healing because the
herbs, plants and other items of that day are still in existence
today. The book has a reference section at the end that is a
researcher’s dream.
*The Black History Channel*
African American Slave Medicine by Herbert C. Covey is a concise
and cogent treatment of the enslavement of African people and
herbal pharmacopoeia in the United States. The text makes an
important contribution to the expanding field of slavery and
medicine, covering the areas of American history, African American
Studies, and the history of science and medicine.
*Katherine Bankole, associate professor of history, West Virginia
University*
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