essay

Contacts between Iroquois herbalism and colonial medicine

Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution showing the operation, expenditures, and condition of the Institution for the year ended June 30, 1941Washington, D.C. • Published In 1942 • Pages: 503-526 , plates

By: Fenton, William N..

Abstract
This article is primarily concerned with the treatment of illness and bodily injury by the Iroquois. There are also data on the contact between the Iroquois and early settlers in which European medicinal plants were introduced to and became part of the material medica of the Iroquois, and vice versa. Some incidental information is also provided on the early historical contact period, the Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries, varieties of disease common among the Iroquois, and a list of plants with their scientific names that were used in native medicine.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Medical therapy
Ethnobotany
culture
Iroquois
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1964-1965
Field Date
1933-1939
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
not specified, United States and Canada
Notes
William N. Fenton
LCSH
Iroquois Indians