Chapter 6
Medicinal Chocolate in New Spain, Western Europe, and North America
Louis Evan Grivetti,
Louis Evan Grivetti
Professor Emeritos
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLouis Evan Grivetti,
Louis Evan Grivetti
Professor Emeritos
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Howard-Yana Shapiro,
Louis Evan Grivetti
Professor Emeritos
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Director of Plant Science
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, Virginia, USA
University of California, Davis, California, USA
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This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Medicinal Chocolate: Indigenous and Early New World Accounts
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Chocolate and Medicine in North America: A Sampling of Themes
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Conclusion
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Acknowledgments
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Endnotes
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References
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