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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. |
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Traditional Medicine - http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs134/en/
World Health Organization fact sheet outlining the place of traditional healing practices in modern society. |
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Home Remedies for Common Ailments - http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/
Information on causes, symptoms and diet conditions for common ailments and diseases. Also provides information on health benefits from common ingredients like honey, garlic, aloe vera and other items. |
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Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States - http://www.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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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International Home Remedies - http://www.otan.dni.us/webfarm/emailproject/rem.htm
An archive composed by students from around the world. |
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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. |
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Handbook of Texas Online: Folk Medicine - http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/FF/sdf1.html
Referenced article describing beliefs and practices among the Anglo, Mexican and Black cultures in Texas. |
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Curanderismo: Folk Healing in the Southwest - http://soundprint.org/radio/display_show/ID/288/name/Curanderismo%3A+Folk+Healing+in+the+Southwest
Radio documentary describing traditional healing with herbs, aromas, massage and rituals. Requires Real Player. |
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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. |
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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. |
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International Home Remedy Secrets - http://www.geocities.com/homeremedysecrets/
Traditional treatments for ailments ranging from acne to vomiting. |
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Simple Remedies - http://www.simple-remedies.com/
Traditional folk remedies and ideas to treat common and not-so common ailments. Generated by readers of Simplitudes.com. |
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Remedies - http://www.tipking.co.uk/Health/Remedies/
Herb drying, storage and preparation descriptions and alphabetical list of tips for easing common complaints. |
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Folk Medicine, Amish and Swiss-Pennsylvania German - http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/F656ME.html/?searchterm=Folk%20Medicine,%20Amish%20and%20Swiss-Pennsylvania%20German
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia article describing 18th and 19th century remedies and the proliferation of folk healing among Amish and Mennonite cultures. |
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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. |