The Black influence on Appalachian culture is often understated or entirely ignored. There are many resources for research on this huge part of Appalachian ethnobotany and culture. It is imperative to name where different plant workings come from and who forged them in these mountains. One thing to note when researching African uses of plants in the South is to ask who wrote or collected the work. Were they white? Were they a part of the communities they are interviewing? How did they gain access to the information they have? It's always important to ask how ethnobotanical information is gathered to ensure it is as ethical and consensual as possible.
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Bankole, Katherine. Slavery and Medicine: Enslavement and Medical Practices in Antebellum Louisiana. United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis, 2019.
Covey, Herbert C.. African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and Non-Herbal Treatments. United States, Lexington Books, 2008.
Fett, Sharla M.. Working Cures: Healing, Health, and Power on Southern Slave Plantations. United Kingdom, University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
Hazzard-Donald, Katrina. Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System. United States, University of Illinois Press, 2013.
Mitchel, Faith. Hoodoo medicine : Gullah herbal remedies. Colombia, Summerhouse Press, 1998.
Schiebinger, Londa. Secret Cures of Slaves: People, Plants, and Medicine in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World. United States, Stanford University Press, 2017.
VanDyke, Lucretia. African American Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions. United States, Ulysses Press, 2022.
Thesis
Black folk medicine in southern Appalachia
Crowder, Steven Louis. East Tennessee State University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001. 1404092.
Bankole, Katherine. Slavery and Medicine: Enslavement and Medical Practices in Antebellum Louisiana. United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis, 2019.
Covey, Herbert C.. African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and Non-Herbal Treatments. United States, Lexington Books, 2008.
Fett, Sharla M.. Working Cures: Healing, Health, and Power on Southern Slave Plantations. United Kingdom, University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
Hazzard-Donald, Katrina. Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System. United States, University of Illinois Press, 2013.
Mitchel, Faith. Hoodoo medicine : Gullah herbal remedies. Colombia, Summerhouse Press, 1998.
Schiebinger, Londa. Secret Cures of Slaves: People, Plants, and Medicine in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World. United States, Stanford University Press, 2017.
VanDyke, Lucretia. African American Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions. United States, Ulysses Press, 2022.
Thesis
Black folk medicine in southern Appalachia
Crowder, Steven Louis. East Tennessee State University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001. 1404092.
