By the Prophet of the Earth - Ethnobotany of the Pima

L. S. M. Curtin

Paperback

1984

156 páginas

5h 12m

ISBN-10: 0816508542

"Curtin carried out her research over four seasons, collecting plants and discussing with the Indian women their use as food, medicine, and in other ways. . . . This book is one to dip into, enjoying the anecdotes of a vanishing way of life." —Cactus and Succulent Journal"Curtin's work represents a beginning inquiry into the relationship between the loss of traditional foods from the diet of the Gila River Pima Indians, and increased occurrences among Pimans of nutrition-related diseases. . . . Primary interest to academic and public libraries in the Southwest." —The Reprint Bulletin