Traditional medicine in the colonial Philippines 16th to the 19th century - Planta, Ma. Mercedes G. (Diliman, Quezon City The University of the Philippines Press, 2017)
Contents: 1-- Confluence of Traditions: Traditional Medicine, 16th and 17th Centuries; 2--The Observations of Alcina: A Catalog of Traditional Remedies for Everyday Life; 3--Botanical Expeditions and Scientific Investigations: Traditional Medicine in the Spanish Enlightenment, 18th and 19th Centuries; 4-- Belief and Science: Traditional Medicine in the 19th Century; 5-- The Scientific Identification and Practical Application of Philippine Medicinal Plants and Herbs; 6-- "Making the Tropics Habitable and Healthful": Traditional Medicine, the State, and the Beginnings of Public Health
Keywords: Traditional medicine--Philippines--History--16th-19th century; Traditional medicine--Philippines--Practice.