The experiences of José Celestino Mutis on using the grouse as antivenom

Adriana María Alzate Echeverri

doi:10.3989/asclepio.2003.v55.i2.112

The experiences of José Celestino Mutis on using the grouse as antivenom

Adriana María Alzate Echeverri

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This article intends to explore the germinal process to validate and «legitimate» an indigenous knowledge towards a therapeutic aim. It tells about a current traditional healing practice: the cure for the bite of snake, by inoculating the juice of a plant called guaco. Various representatives of the cultural elite in the New-Grenade participate in this process, they reveal the enligthened reason in the vice monarchy of the New-Grenade at the end of the 18^th century.

Translated title of the contribution	Las Experiencias de José Celestino Mutis Sobre El Uso del Guaco Como Antiofídico
Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	257-280
Number of pages	24
Journal	Asclepio
Volume	55
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2003.v55.i2.112
State	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

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The experiences of José Celestino Mutis on using the grouse as antivenom

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