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Guide to Afro-Cuban Herbalism
Guide to Afro-Cuban Herbalism is aimed to serve as a reference tool for practitioners of the various african based traditions such as Afro-Cuban Orisha/Ifa Worship, Vodou, Camdomble, et al. This book provides extensive information on the medicinal, religious and magical uses of 700 plants.
A Bristol, Rhode Island, and Matanzas, Cuba, Slavery Connection
In the early 19th century, Cuba emerged as the world’s largest producer of sugar and the United States its most important buyer. Barely documented today, there was a close commercial relationship between Cuba and the Rhode Island coastal town of Bristol. The citizens of Bristol were heavily involved in the slavery trade and owned sugarcane plantations in Cuba and also served as staff workers at these facilities. Available in print for the first time is a diary that sheds light on this connection. Mr. George Howe, Esquire (1791–1837), documented his tasks at a Bristolian-owned plantation called New Hope, which was owned by well-known Bristol merchant, slave trader, and US senator James De...
Ritual Use of Plants in Lucum’ Tradition 3rd edition
The Ritual Use of Plants in Lucumi Tradition is an in depth look at the importance of plants for the Lucumi community. Explains why certain plants have hierarchical position and power for healing and why they are essential for the completion of Lucumi rituals.Includes translations of over thirty patakins, with the English, Spanish, Anago and Latin scientific names and sixteen black and white photos. A CD with color photos of over fifty plants is available at www.oggunbemi.com. The author, Maria Oggunbemi is a student of Lucumi tradition, Osainista and Oba Oriate. She has extensively researched the language and the ethno-botany of the Lucumi religion as it is practiced in Cuba and the diaspora. Her first book, The Anago Language of Cuba focused on the language used in Lucumi rituals for songs, prayers, rituals of consecration, initiation healing and celebration."
The Modern Art of Brujería
"This modern take on traditional witchcraft will introduce newcomers to the unique and vibrant traditions of magical practice. Drawing inspiration from Latin American and Afro-Caribbean regions, The Modern Art of Brujería takes readers on a journey through spirituality. Touching on historical colonial impact, this book offers new approaches to practicing traditional magic that support and uplift cultures that were once oppressed for their beliefs"--
African Lace-bark in the Caribbean
In Caribbean history, the European colonial plantocracy created a cultural diaspora in which African slaves were torn from their ancestral homeland. In order to maintain vital links to their traditions and culture, slaves retained certain customs and nurtured them in the Caribbean. The creation of lace-bark cloth from the lagetta tree was a practice that enabled slave women to fashion their own clothing, an exercise that was both a necessity, as clothing provisions for slaves were poor, and empowering, as it allowed women who participated in the industry to achieve some financial independence. This is the first book on the subject and, through close collaboration with experts in the field in...
Afro-Caribbean Poetry and Ritual
Focusing on orally transmitted cultural forms in the Caribbean, this book reaffirms the importance of myth and symbol in folk consciousness as a mode of imaginative conceptualization. Paul A. Griffith cross-references Kamau Brathwaite and Derek Walcott s postcolonial debates with issues at seminal sites where Caribbean imaginary insurgencies took root. This book demonstrates the ways residually oral forms distilled history, society, and culture to cleverly resist aggressions authored through colonialist presumptions. In an analysis of the archetypal patterns in the oral tradition - both literary and nonliterary, this impressive book gives insight into the way in which people think about the world and represent themselves in it.
Antibiotic Discovery and Development
This volume covers all aspects of the antibiotic discovery and development process through Phase II/III. The contributors, a group of highly experienced individuals in both academics and industry, include chapters on the need for new antibiotic compounds, strategies for screening for new antibiotics, sources of novel synthetic and natural antibiotics, discovery phases of lead development and optimization, and candidate compound nominations into development. Beyond discovery , the handbook will cover all of the studies to prepare for IND submission: Phase I (safety and dose ranging), progression to Phase II (efficacy), and Phase III (capturing desired initial indications). This book walks the reader through all aspects of the process, which has never been done before in a single reference. With the rise of antibiotic resistance and the increasing view that a crisis may be looming in infectious diseases, there are strong signs of renewed emphasis in antibiotic research. The purpose of the handbook is to offer a detailed overview of all aspects of the problem posed by antibiotic discovery and development.
Handbook for the Aborisha
This short book or pamphlet goes through the fundamentals of Orisha worship from a Lucumi point of view. It includes chapters on getting started, how to take care of ones first orishas, and a guide to devotional life.
Pharmacy in Public Health
Pharmacy in Public Health: Basics and Beyond outlines what public health is and why it is so important for today's pharmacists to know. This practical textbook covers key areas like the foundations of public health, concepts and tools of policy, and models of public health programs run by pharmacists. It includes real-life cases that highlight pharmacists who are starting or getting involved in public health efforts. The textbook equips students with a comprehensive focus on the role of public health in pharmacy. It serves as a complementary tool to help pharmacy schools educate and train their students for 21st century challenges ? disease prevention, public health crises, government health programs, and health care reform. With public health becoming a growing concern worldwide, now is the time for pharmacy to take an even greater role in public health. This textbook illustrates for the pharmacy student that doing so is not only prudent, it may save lives.
