Greta and Azarcon
A Survey of Episodic Lead Poisoning from a Folk Remedy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18975729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R T Trotter (0000-0002-0804-4177, American University, corresponding author), Robert Trotter |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 64-72 |
| Publication date | 1985-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.44.1.u448k01428282555 |
| PMID | 10270259 |
| OpenAlex | W2052004885 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 20 |
This paper reports on the use of two lead compounds, greta (PbO) and azarcon (Pb3O4) currently being used as folk remedies in Mexican-American communities. These compounds have produced cases of acute lead poisoning. The compounds are two of more than 100 treatments for the culture-bound syndrome empacho A survey of over 2,000 informants in 35 clinics indicates that at least one person in approximately ten percent of the participating households had been administered this remedy. A subsequent concurrent clinic and household survey demonstrated no significant difference in use by clinic populations as opposed to a community-based sample. Data are also presented on other potentially toxic substances used to treat empacho. The results of this research suggest that analysis of other ethnomedical systems should be undertaken to determine whether or not toxic substances are present in them as well
Biology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Lead (geology) · Lead poisoning · Psychiatry · Sample (material) · Traditional medicine · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Chemistry · Medicine · Poisoning and overdose treatments · Psychedelics and Drug Studies
Culture and the patient-physician relationship
An evolutionary perspective on maladaptive traits and cultural conformity
Toxic Mexican folk remedies for the treatment of empacho
Empacho in four Latino groups
A Survey of Four Illnesses and Their Relationship to Intracultural Variation in a Mexican‐American Community
Mexican use of lead in the treatment of empacho
Lead based remedies for empacho
Caida de Mollera among Children of Mexican Migrant Workers
Distribution of Culture-Bound Illnesses in the Southern Peruvian Andes
For the Sake of our Children
Toward an ecology of women's reproductive health
Clinical implications of a folk illness
An epidemiological description of a folk illness
Ethnobotanical treatments of diabetes in Baja California Norte
Fallen fontanelle in the American southwest
Research report
Deficits in Psychologic and Classroom Performance of Children with Elevated Dentine Lead Levels
Anthropology, Communications, and Health
Anthropological Study of Health Beliefs, Behaviors, and Outcomes
Folk remedies as indicators of common illnesses
Ethmopharmacology and epidemiology
Ethnography and bioassay
Evidence of an ethnomedical form of aversion therapy on the United States-Mexico border
Reports of Meetings
Contrasting Models of the Healer's Role
Conceptions of Health and Disease among Spanish-Americans
Relationships between Spanish and Spanish-American Folk Medicine
The Iroquois Confederacy in the Twentieth Century
The Epidemiology of a Folk Illness
Some Aspects of Park Chang No Kyo
Social Factors in Mental Disorders in Texas
Charismatic Medicine, Folk-Healing, and Folk-Sainthood
Donship in a Mexican-American Community in Texas
Doctors, Curanderos, and Brujas
Part 2
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2013 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |