Herbal bathing: an analysis of variation in plant use among Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons in Suriname

• Main Authors: Charlotte I. E. A. van 't Klooster (Author), Vinije Haabo (Author), Sofie Ruysschaert (Author), Tessa Vossen (Author), Tinde R. van Andel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Herbal baths play an important role in the traditional health care of Maroons living in the interior of Suriname. However, little is known on the differences in plant ingredients used among and within the Maroon groups. We compared plant use in herbal baths documented for Saramac...