Print version: Payne-Jackson, Arvilla. Jamaican folk medicine : a source of healing. Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2004 x, 228 pages ; 23 cm ISBN 9789766401238
The social historical context : slavery and its aftermath -- The ethnic dimension -- African and African-Jamaican religions -- Aetiology and illness -- Folk medical practitioners -- Treatments and health care -- The nature of healing herbs -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Drugstore medicines, Kingston, Jamaica.