New Book, "Bush Medicine of the Bahamas is the 2012 Recipient of Mary W. Klinger Book Award for Outstanding Book of the Year
Summary
Throughout the book, colorful oral histories provide details of the healers practices and glimpses of the culture of San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.For example: "This is the most comprehensive and richest ethnobotanical presentation on traditional bush medicine that I have seen ..." The lead author, Jeffrey Holt McCormack, Ph.D., is formerly a faculty member at Middlebury College, and the University of Virginia.Charlottesville, VA, December 20, 2012 --( PR.com )-- The residents of the Bahamas practice a form of traditional medicine using tropical plants for curing diseases and treating ailments.Throughout the book, colorful oral histories provide details of the healers practices and glimpses of the culture of San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.For example: "This is the most comprehensive and richest ethnobotanical presentation on traditional bush medicine that I have seen ..."The lead author, Jeffrey Holt McCormack, Ph.D., is formerly a faculty member at Middlebury College, and the University of Virginia.