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Indians Medicine in Early America How Iroquois Use Plants
Washington reports on colonial reliance on Native remedies and the enduring herb lore of the Iroquois. Dr. William N. Fenton studies Seneca medicinal plants, cataloging 180 species and noting the philosophy behind plant use and the doctor’s guarded authority.
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Washington
North America
William N. Fenton
Smithsonian Institution
New York
Doctor Fenton
Institute of Human Relations
Yale University
St. Lawrence University
Alleghany School of Natural History
Ethnobotanical Laboratory
University of Michigan