A Brief Note Regarding Campa Medical Practices
Describes the author's experiences with Campa Indian remedies in the Amazon River Basin.
Alternative Cancer Treatment
A treatment center in Thailand specializing in the use of natural healing methods and herbs to treat cancer.
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.
Ancient Aztec Herbal Remedies
Index offers plant description, properties and method of use.
Ascending Enterprises - Old Fashioned Remedies
By Lois Lenz, Medicine Woman. Offers solutions for a variety of everyday health problems.
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.
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.
Curanderismo: Folk Healing in the Southwest
Radio documentary describing traditional healing with herbs, aromas, massage and rituals. Requires Real Player.
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.
Folk Belief and Folk Medicine
An overview of folk medicine and its types, elements, and origins.
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
Referenced article by a home healthcare nurse from West Virginia about the history of folk medicine and practices still in use.
Folk Medicine
Plant drawings, common ailments and remedies by a Newfoundland fifth-grade class.
Folk Medicine - Bordering the Future
Brief commentary on folk healing in the Texas border regions.
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.
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