Wind in the Blood: Mayan Healing & Chinese Medicine

by Hernán García

Other authorsJeff Conant (Translator), Antonio Sierra (Author), Gilberto Balam (Author)
Paperback, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

610.89974152

Collection

Publication

North Atlantic Books (1999), 320 pages

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.

Language

Original language

Spanish

Physical description

320 p.; 9.5 inches

ISBN

1556433042 / 9781556433047

Local notes

MJW - a fascinating comparison of Maya and Chinese medicine.
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