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A Brief Note Regarding Campa Medical Practices
Describes the author's experiences with Campa Indian remedies in the Amazon River Basin.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/writing/ethnomed.html
A Few Words About Folk Medicine
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.
http://www2.truman.edu/~adavis/remedy.html
Alternative Cancer Treatment
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
American Indian Traditional Medicine in Treating Chronic Illness
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
Ancient Aztec Herbal Remedies
Index offers plant description, properties and method of use.
http://electrocomm.tripod.com/aztecindex.html
Ascending Enterprises - Old Fashioned Remedies
By Lois Lenz, Medicine Woman. Offers solutions for a variety of everyday health problems.
http://www.ascendingenterprises.com/oldfashrem.htm
Cultural Diversity, Alternative Medicine, & Folk Medicine
Treatise prepared by a Penn State College of Medicine professor on the importance of recognizing cultural diversity of health beliefs and practices.
http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/medicine.html
Culturally Diverse Childrearing Practices: Abusive or Just Different?
Discusses non-traditional discipline and healing practices of various cultures as related to perceived abuse or neglect. Includes references.
http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/C-ChildAbuse.html
Curanderismo: Folk Healing in the Southwest
Radio documentary describing traditional healing with herbs, aromas, massage and rituals. Requires Real Player.
http://soundprint.org/radio/display_show/ID/288/name/Curanderismo%3A+Folk+Healing+in+the+Southwest
Customary Uses of Ironweed by the Yuchi
Article by J. B. Jackson describing the use of Vernonia fasciculta by the Yuchi in Eastern Oklahoma, USA.
http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/pdf/2000/00-16.pdf
Folk Belief and Folk Medicine
An overview of folk medicine and its types, elements, and origins.
http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~zharuna/folkbeliefs1.html
Folk Healing, Alternative, and Parallel Medicines
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
Folk Medicine
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
Folk Medicine
Plant drawings, common ailments and remedies by a Newfoundland fifth-grade class.
http://www.ves.k12.nf.ca/culture/medicine.htm
Folk Medicine - Bordering the Future
Brief commentary on folk healing in the Texas border regions.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/ch08/folk.html
Folk Medicine Formulas
Healing tea recipes with links to herbal and medicinal glossaries, herbal preparations and diseases.
http://www.egregore.com/misc/folkmedicineformulas.html
Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States
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.
http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/HispanicHealth/Courses/mod7/mod7.html
Folk Medicine Watch
Promotion of culturally competent health care. Explores the previously unexplored self-medication practices of newly arrived immigrant populations in the United States.
http://www.folkmed.com
Folk Medicine, Amish and Swiss-Pennsylvania German
Canadian Mennonite Encyclopedia article describing 18th and 19th century remedies and the proliferation of folk healing among Amish and Mennonite cultures.
http://www.mhsc.ca/encyclopedia/contents/F656ME.html
Folk Medicine: UCLA Folklore Archive Resource
Includes searchable database by keyword, usage, condition, belief, date, region or ethnicity of origin.
http://www.folkmed.ucla.edu
Folk-Medicaments
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.
http://www.kultur.gov.tr/portal/kultur_en.asp?belgeno=1571
Handbook of Texas Online: Folk Medicine
Referenced article describing beliefs and practices among the Anglo, Mexican and Black cultures in Texas.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/FF/sdf1.html
Healing Hands
National Park Service article describing the traditional folk medicine in use near the Big Bend Region along the Texas-Mexico border.
http://www.nps.gov/bibe/curandro.htm
Health 911 - Folk Remedies
Alphabetical listing of ailments, their causes and cures.
http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_indx.htm
Herpes Relief
Describes home remedies for relief from the symptoms of herpes naturally, from a fellow sufferer.
http://www.geocities.com/herpes_relief2002
Home Remedies and Holistic Cures
A guide to home remedies and holistic cures for common illnesses and ailments.
http://www.webterrace.com/home/home.htm
Honey for the Treatment of Infections
Discusses the history of honey's medicinal use, recent research and antibiotic and antifungal properties.
http://members.tripod.com/~Bee_Mann/honey1.html
India Parenting: Home Remedies
Cures for common childhood ailments and link to information about traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine.
http://www.indiaparenting.com/homeremedies/
Indian Child: Home Remedies
Provides home remedies for common ailments.
http://www.indianchild.com/home_remedies.htm
International Home Remedies
An archive composed by students from around the world.
http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/rem.htm
International Home Remedy Secrets
Traditional treatments for ailments ranging from acne to vomiting.
http://www.geocities.com/homeremedysecrets/
Lithuanian Folk Medicine
Includes sections describing the concept of health and illness, determination of illness, doctors and cures.
http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/medicine/medicine.html
Medicine Women
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.
http://www.xploreheartlinks.com/medicinewomen.htm
Midwives and Maternity Care in the Roman World
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
Music As Folk Medicine
Describes the therapeutic use of music in holistic healing.
http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/WFAE/reviews/folkmedicine.html
My Home Remedies
A forum where readers can submit their own home remedies as well as rate and comment on others' submissions.
http://www.myhomeremedies.com
Old Folk-Home Remedies To Relieve Arthritis And Rheumatism
Description of the illness and list of treatments.
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/arthritis.html
Ozarkian and Haitian Folk Medicine
Monograph with references describing the similarities between folkloric beliefs in Haiti and mid-western America.
http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/misctopic/medicine/ozark.htm
Pascalite, Inc.
Discusses history and benefits of pascalite clay and provides a method to order pascalite.
http://www.pascalite.ca
Pediatric Oncall - Home-Made Remedies
Indian traditional treatments for common childhood ailments.
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/HomeRemedies/HomeRemedies.asp
Philippine Alternative Medicine
A study of various alternative medicines in the Philippines.
http://www.stuartxchange.com/AltMed.html
Russian Folk Medicine
Traditional treatments for ailments ranging from cancer to upset stomach.
http://www.online.ru/sp/fresh/medical/folk-med.html
RussianFoods.com - Folk Medicine
Includes suggestions for colds, constipation, toothache, insomnia, headache and breakdown as well as links to the full Russian cooking archive.
http://www.russianfoods.com/russian-cooking/chapter00003/default.asp
Safe Natural Cures - More Than Home Remedies
Suggests remedies for common problems such as stuffy noses, yeast infections, athlete's foot and hiccups.
http://www.lacetoleather.com/safnatcur.html
Skin Cancer Treatment Alternative Using Topical Pancreatin Enzymes
Describes home remedy using a popular contact lens cleaning solution mixed with aloe vera gel.
http://www.topicalinfo.org
Some Common Medicinal and Poisonous Plants Used in Ethiopian Folk Medicine
Treatise by Amare Getahun, professor at Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia. Includes introduction to Ethiopian medical lore, glossary and description of plants and their uses.
http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf/2a9c4e44835b04ea85256a7200577a64/99b535e7618170c485256ae100696f4c/Body/M1?OpenElement
Some Folk Remedies Did Work
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.
http://www.mailtribune.com/primet/archive/2000/012500p2.htm
Spirit Medicine
Native American uses of Common Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) in Eastern North America; article by J. B. Jackson [PDF].
http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/pdf/2002/02-14.pdf
State Department of Health Warns About Dangerous Mexican Folk Remedies
Public service announcement warning about the toxicity of azarc n and greta, remedies containing high amounts of lead.
http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/2000_News/00-59.html
The Folk Medicine Forum
Discusses alternative and complementary medicine. Includes chat room, message board and newsletter.
http://www.alt-med-ed.com/practices/folkmed.htm
The Vinegar Website
Folk uses, medicinal qualities, home remedies, history, and beauty and household uses of vinegar.
http://vinegar.faithweb.com
Toenail Fungus Remedies
Lists several easy and inexpensive ways to get rid of toenail fungus.
http://georgestancliffe.freewebsitehosting.com/
Traditional Health, Medicine and Healing
Describes the practices of the Alaska Native people and their applicability today. Includes reports, articles and resources.
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/health.html
Traditional Medicine
World Health Organization fact sheet outlining the place of traditional healing practices in modern society.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs134/en/
Traditional Remedies for Everyday Ailments
Herb drying, storage and preparation descriptions and alphabetical list of tips for easing common complaints.
http://www.tipking.com/Problem_solver/Traditional_remedies_for_everyday_ailments.htm
Traditions in Western Herbal Medicine
Introduction and description of several traditions that have contributed toward medicinal resources in North America. Includes references.
http://www.viable-herbal.com/herbology/herbs34.htm
Warts
Archived article from the east Texas weekly newspaper column All Things Historical. Describes remedies the author experienced in childhood and lists cures for warts.
http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/East_Texas_all_things_historical/Bowman_Warts_82000.htm
Wind Spirit Teachings
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.
http://www.bornslaves.com/lench.html
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