Abstract
Using the texts on folk medicine collected by Michel Giacometti, this chapter presents a selection of prescriptions using a variety of animals belonging to the Portuguese fauna. The reader will certainly be surprised by the most unexpected ways of treating digestive system diseases.
Translated title of the contribution | Arts of healing through (eated, drunk, lived) animals |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Title of host publication | Bichos vividos |
Editors | Carlota Simões, Ana Guimarães |
Place of Publication | Coimbra |
Publisher | Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra |
Pages | 217-232 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-989-26-2281-1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-989-26-2280-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Keywords
- Giacometti
- Traditional medicine
- Gastroenterology