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Tongan Herbal Medicine
Contributor(s): Whistler, Art (Author)
ISBN: 0824815270     ISBN-13: 9780824815271
Publisher: W. Arthur Whistler
OUR PRICE:   $12.35  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: November 1992
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Herbal Medications
Dewey: 615.321
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6.12" W x 9.22" (0.48 lbs) 120 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Oceania
 
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Publisher Description:
The use of medicinal plants dates to prehistoric times when ancient man found that ingestion or application of certain herbs and barks was effective in treating some of the ailments that plagued him. Herbal medicine is a part of virtually all cultures, and Tonga is no exception. However, several early visitors in the first decades of the 'European Era' in Tongan history noted the relatively minor use of herbal plants, especially in comparison with the adjacent Fiji Islands. Whether or not this evaluation is true may never be learned, but today in tonga, herbal remedies are used at one time or another by a large percentage of the population,