Folk Medicine

Includes searchable database by keyword, usage, condition, belief, date, region or ethnicity of origin.

http://www.folkmed.ucla.edu

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Comparisons between folk treatment and professional midwifery in Greco-Roman society, primarily based upon the writings of Pliny and Soranus. Includes references.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/midwife.HTM

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World Health Organization fact sheet outlining the place of traditional healing practices in modern society.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs134/en/

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A treatment center in Thailand specializing in the use of natural healing methods and herbs to treat cancer.

http://www.behandlungscenter.com/index_gb.htm

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Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona at Beth Israel's Center for Health and Healing presents research on how Native American traditional practices can integrate with traditional medicine to treat chronic illness. Includes comparison and demographic charts.

http://www.healing-arts.org/mehl-madrona/mmtraditionalpaper.htm

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Index offers plant description, properties and method of use.

http://electrocomm.tripod.com/aztecindex.html

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By Lois Lenz, Medicine Woman. Offers solutions for a variety of everyday health problems.

http://www.ascendingenterprises.com/oldfashrem.htm

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Describes the author's experiences with Campa Indian remedies in the Amazon River Basin.

http://www.jqjacobs.net/writing/ethnomed.html

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An overview of folk medicine and its types, elements, and origins.

http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~zharuna/folkbeliefs1.html

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Treatise by Dr. Ian Carr, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba about the development of folk healing and its parallels in Chinese and Indic cultures.

http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/history/histories/folk.html

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Plant drawings, common ailments and remedies by a Newfoundland fifth-grade class.

http://www.ves.k12.nf.ca/culture/medicine.htm

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Referenced article by a home healthcare nurse from West Virginia about the history of folk medicine and practices still in use.

http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvhs1041.html

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Brief commentary on folk healing in the Texas border regions.

http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/ch08/folk.html

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Discusses alternative and complementary medicine. Includes chat room, message board and newsletter.

http://www.alt-med-ed.com/practices/folkmed.htm

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Referenced article describing beliefs and practices among the Anglo, Mexican and Black cultures in Texas.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/FF/sdf1.html

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Alphabetical listing of ailments, their causes and cures.

http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_indx.htm

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Describes home remedies for relief from the symptoms of herpes naturally, from a fellow sufferer.

http://www.geocities.com/herpes_relief2002/

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A guide to home remedies and holistic cures for common illnesses and ailments.

http://www.webterrace.com/home/home.htm

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Discusses the history of honey's medicinal use, recent research and antibiotic and antifungal properties.

http://members.tripod.com/~Bee_Mann/honey1.html

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Cures for common childhood ailments and link to information about traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine.

http://www.indiaparenting.com/homeremedies/

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