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, 1941 • Washington, 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.

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