During the 18th century, medical practices and knowledge differed between slaves and white people. West African slaves, not only brought herbal remedies, but even the actual seeds from their native area . They also had obscure techniques to help cure small inconveniences. Slaves would put two straws, crossed at the top of their head to stop a nosebleed and prevent hiccups (Smith 1).”When needing professional medical attention slaves would prefer their own doctors to white physicians,often slaves would be reluctant to report illness or injury to their owner or overseer to avoid a punishment”( Andrea 1). Slaves not only preferred their own medical techniques, but they also distrusted doctors outside their own race.
Slaves often lived shorter
Slaves often lived shorter