Healing Plants: Medicine of the Florida Seminole Indians [Hardcover]

ALICE MICCO SNOW (Author), SUSAN ENNS STANS (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 20, 2001

The first published record of Florida Seminole herbal medicine and ancient healing practices, Healing Plants is a colorfully illustrated compendium of knowledge and practices passed down orally to Alice Snow from generations of her Native American ancestors. The authors' overview (documented with personal photographs) of Seminole history, native medicine, and the life of Snow, a Seminole herbalist, places the healing practices in their cultural context and describes actual treatments.

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A window into the rich knowledge of Florida’s indigenous people. -- HerbalGram, 2005

This book is unlike anything else available. It is slim, but focused on its mission. -- Florida Historical Quarterly

About the Author

Alice Micco Snow is an elder of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Speaking English, Creek, and Mikasuki, she has worked all her life as a translator and a herbalist for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Susan Enns Stans, assistant professor of anthropology at Florida Gulf Coast Univ., works actively with the Seminole staff on education issues and college classes and has written articles on Florida culture and on her work with the Seminoles

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Florida; 1st edition (June 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081302062X
• ISBN-13: 978-0813020624
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Seminole healing resource, August 29, 2010

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This review is from: Healing Plants: Medicine of the Florida Seminole Indians (Hardcover)

This is an excellent resource for those interested in the Seminole medicine/healing traditions. In fact, it was recommended by tribal members. Alice Micco Snow was a great and respected Seminole healer. It is fortunate that she has shared her knowledge and experience, and it is most fortunate for Ms. Stans that she was able to be involved in this sharing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic knowledge, May 13, 2011

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This review is from: Healing Plants: Medicine of the Florida Seminole Indians (Hardcover)

What a wonderful book. Besides preserving healing knowledge for future generations this book also gives insight into Seminole history and culture.

I stumbled on this book at my library and then ordered one for my personal library. What a treasure. I hope I can meet Alice Micco Snow someday soon and have her sign my copy.