Folk Medicines and Remedies
A Brief Note Regarding Campa Medical Practices - http://www.jqjacobs.net/writing/ethnomed.html
Describes the author's experiences with Campa Indian remedies in the Amazon
River Basin.
A Few Words About Folk Medicine - http://www2.truman.edu/~adavis/remedy.html
Argues against uncritical use of traditional healing practices, especially
by non-members of the cultures which generate the traditions. By Dr. Adam
Brooke Davis of Truman State University.
American Indian Traditional Medicine in Treating Chronic Illness - http://www.healing-arts.org/mehl-madrona/mmtraditionalpaper.htm
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.
Ancient Aztec Herbal Remedies - http://electrocomm.tripod.com/aztecindex.html
Index offers plant description, properties and method of use.
Ascending Enterprises - Old Fashioned Remedies - http://www.ascendingenterprises.com/oldfashrem.htm
By Lois Lenz, Medicine Woman. Offers solutions for a variety of everyday
health problems.
Cultural Diversity, Alternative Medicine, & Folk Medicine - http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/medicine.html
Treatise prepared by a Penn State College of Medicine professor on the
importance of recognizing cultural diversity of health beliefs and practices.
Culturally Diverse Childrearing Practices: Abusive or Just Different? -
http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/C-ChildAbuse.html
Discusses non-traditional discipline and healing practices of various cultures
as related to perceived abuse or neglect. Includes references.
Curanderismo: Folk Healing in the Southwest - http://soundprint.org/radio/display_show/ID/224/name/Curanderismo%3A+Folk+Healing+in+the+Southwest
Radio documentary describing traditional healing with herbs, aromas, massage
and rituals. Requires Real Player.
Efficacious, Economic and Psychologically Soothing - http://www2.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/folkmed/student/mortensen.html
Behavioral analysis of equine folk medicine, including glossary and list
of ailments and cures, with references.
Folk Healing, Alternative, and Parallel Medicines - http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/history/histories/folk.html
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.
Folk Medicine - http://www.ves.k12.nf.ca/culture/medicine.htm
Plant drawings, common ailments and remedies by a Newfoundland fifth-grade
class.
Folk Medicine - http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvhs1041.html
Referenced article by a home healthcare nurse from West Virginia about
the history of folk medicine and practices still in use.
Folk Medicine - Bordering the Future - http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/ch08/folk.html
Brief commentary on folk healing in the Texas border regions.
Folk Medicine Formulas - http://www.egregore.com/misc/folkmedicineformulas.html
Healing tea recipes with links to herbal and medicinal glossaries, herbal
preparations and diseases.
Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States - http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/HispanicHealth/Courses/mod7/mod7.html
Treatise prepared by a Baylor College of Medicine assistant professor outlining
some Hispanic folkloric beliefs and the importance of considering such
beliefs during standard medical treatment.
Folk Medicine Watch - http://www.folkmed.com
Promotion of culturally competent health care. Explores the previously
unexplored self-medication practices of newly arrived immigrant populations
in the United States.
Folk Medicine, Amish and Swiss-Pennsylvania German - http://www.mhsc.ca/encyclopedia/contents/F656ME.html
Canadian Mennonite Encyclopedia article describing 18th and 19th century
remedies and the proliferation of folk healing among Amish and Mennonite
cultures.
Folk Medicine: UCLA Folklore Archive Resource - http://www.folkmed.ucla.edu
Includes searchable database by keyword, usage, condition, belief, date,
region or ethnicity of origin.
Folk-Medicaments - http://www.kultur.gov.tr/portal/kultur_en.asp?belgeno=1571
By the Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey. Outlines the role of traditional
medicine and its interaction with modern practices. Includes list of common
remedies. Available in English, Turkish, German and Russian.
Handbook of Texas Online: Folk Medicine - http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/FF/sdf1.html
Referenced article describing beliefs and practices among the Anglo, Mexican
and Black cultures in Texas.
Healing Hands - http://www.nps.gov/bibe/curandro.htm
National Park Service article describing the traditional folk medicine
in use near the Big Bend Region along the Texas-Mexico border.
Health 911 - Folk Remedies - http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_indx.htm
Alphabetical listing of ailments, their causes and cures.
Honey for the Treatment of Infections - http://members.tripod.com/~Bee_Mann/honey1.html
Discusses the history of honey's medicinal use, recent research and antibiotic
and antifungal properties.
India Parenting: Home Remedies - http://www.indiaparenting.com/homeremedies/
Cures for common childhood ailments and link to information about traditional
Indian Ayurvedic medicine.
International Home Remedies - http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/rem.htm
An archive composed by students from around the world.
International Home Remedy Secrets - http://www.geocities.com/homeremedysecrets/
Traditional treatments for ailments ranging from acne to vomiting.
Lithuanian Folk Medicine - http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/medicine/medicine.html
Includes sections describing the concept of health and illness, determination
of illness, doctors and cures.
Medicine Women - http://www.xploreheartlinks.com/medicinewomen.htm
Writer Carolina Carlessi discusses growing up in Peru's culture of folk
medicine and faith healing and how it affected her perception of modern
medicine.
Midwives and Maternity Care in the Roman World - http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/midwife.HTM
Comparisons between folk treatment and professional midwifery in Greco-Roman
society, primarily based upon the writings of Pliny and Soranus. Includes
references.
Music As Folk Medicine - http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/WFAE/reviews/folkmedicine.html
Describes the therapeutic use of music in holistic healing.
Old Folk-Home Remedies To Relieve Arthritis And Rheumatism - http://www.pioneerthinking.com/arthritis.html
Description of the illness and list of treatments.
Ozarkian and Haitian Folk Medicine - http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/misctopic/medicine/ozark.htm
Monograph with references describing the similarities between folkloric
beliefs in Haiti and mid-western America.
Pediatric Oncall - Home-Made Remedies - http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/HomeRemedies/HomeRemedies.asp
Indian traditional treatments for common childhood ailments.
Russian Folk Medicine - http://www.online.ru/sp/fresh/medical/folk-med.html
Traditional treatments for ailments ranging from cancer to upset stomach.
RussianFoods.com - Folk Medicine - http://www.russianfoods.com/russian-cooking/chapter00003/default.asp
Includes suggestions for colds, constipation, toothache, insomnia, headache
and breakdown as well as links to the full Russian cooking archive.
Safe Natural Cures - More Than Home Remedies - http://www.lacetoleather.com/safnatcur.html
Suggests remedies for common problems such as stuffy noses, yeast infections,
athlete's foot and hiccups.
Skin Cancer Treatment Alternative Using Topical Pancreatin Enzymes - http://www.topicalinfo.org
Describes home remedy using a popular contact lens cleaning solution mixed
with aloe vera gel.
Some Common Medicinal and Poisonous Plants Used in Ethiopian Folk Medicine
- http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf/2a9c4e44835b04ea85256a7200577a64/99b535e7618170c485256ae100696f4c/Body/M1?OpenElement
Treatise by Amare Getahun, professor at Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia.
Includes introduction to Ethiopian medical lore, glossary and description
of plants and their uses.
Some Folk Remedies Did Work - http://www.mailtribune.com/primet/archive/2000/012500p2.htm
Archived article from the Medford Mail Tribune column Over The Back Fence,
by Hank Henry. Describes remedies remembered from childhood and the blending
of folk and conventional medicine.
State Department of Health Warns About Dangerous Mexican Folk Remedies
- http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/2000_News/00-59.html
Public service announcement warning about the toxicity of azarc? and greta,
remedies containing high amounts of lead.
The Folk Medicine Forum - http://www.alt-med-ed.com/practices/folkmed.htm
Discusses alternative and complementary medicine. Includes chat room, message
board and newsletter.
The Old Craft - http://www.oldcity.demon.co.uk/shez/
Includes sections on remedies, herbal folklore, tales and legends.
Traditional Health, Medicine and Healing - http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/health.html
Describes the practices of the Alaska Native people and their applicability
today. Includes reports, articles and resources.
Traditional Medicine - http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact134.html
World Health Organization fact sheet outlining the place of traditional
healing practices in modern society.
Traditional remedies for everyday ailments - http://www.tipking.com/Problem_solver/Traditional_remedies_for_everyday_ailments.htm
Herb drying, storage and preparation descriptions and alphabetical list
of tips for easing common complaints.
Traditions in Western Herbal Medicine - http://www.viable-herbal.com/herbology/herbs34.htm
Introduction and description of several traditions that have contributed
toward medicinal resources in North America. Includes references.
Warts - http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/East_Texas_all_things_historical/Bowman_Warts_82000.htm
Archived article from the east Texas weekly newspaper column All Things
Historical. Describes remedies the author experienced in childhood and
lists cures for warts.
Wind Spirit Teachings - http://www.bornslaves.com/lench.html
Outlines Native American belief that wellness is the complete integration
of mind, body and spirit. Includes information about desert walks, personal
wellness plans and workshops.
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