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OLD WIVES' TALES
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780752458090
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0752458094
ISBN-13
9780752458090
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102840260
Product Key Features
Book Title
Old Wives' Tales : the History of Remedies, Charms and Spells
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Healing / General, Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Women's Studies, Herbal Medications
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Health & Fitness, Social Science, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
615.88
Synopsis
Mary Chamberlain presents a stimulating challenge to the history of orthodox medicine and an illuminating survey of female wisdom which goes back to the earliest times, We may all know that dandelions make us wet the bed, and that stewed prunes are a cure for constipation, but how many of us were aware that a poultice of chicken manure is a remedy for baldness? Or that eel liver will aid a difficult labour? The woman healer is as old as history. For millennia she has been doctor, nurse and midwife, and even in the age of modern medicine her wisdom is handed down in the form of old wives' tales. Using extensive research into archives and original texts, and numerous conversations with women in city and countryside, Mary Chamberlain presents a stimulating challenge to the history of orthodox medicine and an illuminating survey of female wisdom which goes back to the earliest times. What are old wives' tales? Where do they come from? Do they really work? These questions, and many more, are answered in this fascinating compendium of remedies and cures handed down from mother to daughter from the beginning of time.
LC Classification Number
GR880
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