Johan Turi's animal, mineral, vegetable cures and healing practices: an in-depth analysis of Sami (Saami) folk healing one hundred years ago
Conclusion:
The research illustrates the variety and depth of a single informant's healing knowledge, and demonstrates the value of both historical sources and in-depth data collection with single experts as useful means of assessing and characterizing an indigenous population's healing traditions.
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Thomas DuBoisJonathan Lang Source Type: research