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.
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.
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.
Folk Medicine - Plant drawings, common ailments and remedies by a Newfoundland fifth-grade class.
Folk Medicine - Referenced article by a home healthcare nurse from West Virginia about the history of folk medicine and practices still in use.
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.
Folk Medicine Formulas - Healing tea recipes with links to herbal and medicinal glossaries, herbal preparations and diseases.
The Folk Medicine Forum - Discusses alternative and complementary medicine. Includes chat room, message board and newsletter.
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.
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.
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.
Lithuanian Folk Medicine - Includes sections describing the concept of health and illness, determination of illness, doctors and cures.
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.
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.
Russian Folk Medicine - Traditional treatments for ailments ranging from cancer to upset stomach.
RussianFoods.com - Folk Medicine - Includes suggestions for colds, constipation, toothache, insomnia, headache and breakdown as well as links to the full Russian cooking archive.
Traditional Health, Medicine and Healing - Describes the practices of the Alaska Native people and their applicability today. Includes reports, articles and resources.
Traditional Medicine - World Health Organization fact sheet outlining the place of traditional healing practices in modern society.
Traditions in Western Herbal Medicine - Introduction and description of several traditions that have contributed toward medicinal resources in North America. Includes references.
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.
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. (August 21, 2000)
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. (January 25, 2000)
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