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The magic medicine of the Hottentotsarticle 1928 • Laidler, Percy Ward
Khoi • Africa > Southern Africa
This source is a brief description of Hottentot methods for the treatment of the sick and the injured. Types of treatment include herbal infusions, poutices, cupping, massage, and preventive medicine, including the use of charms, as well as magic. Th...