| Wind in the Blood: Mayan Healing and Chinese Medicine Contributor(s): Garcia, Hernan (Author), Sierra, Antonio (Author), Balam, Gilberto (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556433042 ISBN-13: 9781556433047 Publisher: North Atlantic Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1999 Annotation: "Wind in the Blood" is a detailed look at Mayan medicine on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and its similarities to Chinese traditional medicine. It was originally published in Spanish as a manual for health workers in Mayan areas to bridge the gulf between Western medcal technique and Mayan medical knowledge. Mexican physicians Hernan Garcia, Antonio Sierra, and Hiberto Balam discovered that the similarities between Mayan medicine and traditional Chinese medcine were profound and helpful in their medical work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Alternative Therapies - Medical | Alternative & Complementary Medicine - Social Science | Indigenous Studies |
| Dewey: 610.899 |
| LCCN: 99045353 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 8.55" W x 9.51" (1.78 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wind in the Blood is a detailed look at Mayan medicine on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and its similarities to Chinese traditional medicine. It was originally published in Spanish as a manual for health workers in Mayan areas to bridge the gulf between Western medcal technique and Mayan medical knowledge. Mexican physicians Hernan Garcia, Antonio Sierra, and Hiberto Balam discovered that the similarities between Mayan medicine and traditional Chinese medcine were profound and helpful in their medical work. |