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Safe Natural Cures - More Than Home Remedies 3.8

Suggests remedies for common problems such as stuffy noses, yeast infections, athlete's foot and hiccups.

(Clicks: 7,781; Comments: 0; Added: 12-12-2005)

http://www.lacetoleather.com/safnatcur.html - Details

RussianFoods.com - Folk Medicine 1.3

Includes suggestions for colds, constipation, toothache, insomnia, headache and breakdown as well as links to the full Russian cooking archive.

(Clicks: 9,719; Comments: 0; Added: 01-05-2006)

http://www.russianfoods.com/russian-cooking/chapter00003/default.asp - Details

Culturally Diverse Childrearing Practices: Abusive or Just Different? 3.7

Discusses non-traditional discipline and healing practices of various cultures as related to perceived abuse or neglect. Includes references.

(Clicks: 5,521; Comments: 0; Added: 11-25-2005)

http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/pub/eres/EDSPC715_MCINTYRE/C-ChildAbuse.html - Details

Home Remedies and Holistic Cures 3.0

A guide to home remedies and holistic cures for common illnesses and ailments.

(Clicks: 9,504; Comments: 0; Added: 02-07-2006)

http://www.webterrace.com/home/home.htm - Details

Curanderismo: Folk Healing in the Southwest 3.3

Radio documentary describing traditional healing with herbs, aromas, massage and rituals. Requires Real Player.

(Clicks: 2,924; Comments: 0; Added: 11-30-2005)

http://soundprint.org/radio/display_show/ID/288/name/Curanderismo%3A+Folk+Healing+in+the+Southwest - Details

Indian Child: Home Remedies 0.0

Provides home remedies for common ailments.

(Clicks: 6,228; Comments: 0; Added: 04-09-2006)

http://www.indianchild.com/home_remedies.htm - Details

Folk Medicine - Bordering the Future 1.4

Brief commentary on folk healing in the Texas border regions.

(Clicks: 6,120; Comments: 0; Added: 11-19-2005)

http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/ch08/folk.html - Details

The Folk Medicine Forum 4.8

Discusses alternative and complementary medicine. Includes chat room, message board and newsletter.

(Clicks: 5,435; Comments: 0; Added: 06-22-2006)

http://www.alt-med-ed.com/practices/folkmed.htm - Details

Folk Belief and Folk Medicine 3.0

An overview of folk medicine and its types, elements, and origins.

(Clicks: 1,923; Comments: 0; Added: 09-11-2006)

http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~zharuna/folkbeliefs1.html - Details

Ascending Enterprises - Old Fashioned Remedies 2.0

By Lois Lenz, Medicine Woman. Offers solutions for a variety of everyday health problems.

(Clicks: 9,261; Comments: 0; Added: 11-29-2005)

http://www.ascendingenterprises.com/oldfashrem.htm - Details

State Department of Health Warns About Dangerous Mexican Folk Remedies 0.8

Public service announcement warning about the toxicity of azarcón and greta, remedies containing high amounts of lead.

(Clicks: 9,699; Comments: 0; Added: 04-14-2006)

http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/2000_News/00-59.html - Details

Some Common Medicinal and Poisonous Plants Used in Ethiopian Folk Medicine 2.4

Treatise by Amare Getahun, professor at Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia. Includes introduction to Ethiopian medical lore, glossary and description of plants and their uses.

(Clicks: 788; Comments: 0; Added: 05-05-2006)

http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf/2a9c4e44835b04ea85256a7200577a64/99b535e7618170c485256ae100696f4c/Body/M1?OpenElement - Details

Folk Medicine 0.0

Referenced article by a home healthcare nurse from West Virginia about the history of folk medicine and practices still in use.

(Clicks: 6,283; Comments: 0; Added: 03-23-2006)

http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvhs1041.html - Details

Medicine Women 4.8

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.

(Clicks: 7,215; Comments: 0; Added: 07-27-2006)

http://www.xploreheartlinks.com/medicinewomen.htm - Details

Music As Folk Medicine 2.4

Describes the therapeutic use of music in holistic healing.

(Clicks: 7,852; Comments: 0; Added: 04-21-2006)

http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/WFAE/reviews/folkmedicine.html - Details

Philippine Alternative Medicine 1.6

A study of various alternative medicines in the Philippines.

(Clicks: 1,655; Comments: 0; Added: 05-06-2006)

http://www.stuartxchange.com/AltMed.html - Details

My Home Remedies 2.9

A forum where readers can submit their own home remedies as well as rate and comment on others' submissions.

(Clicks: 3,185; Comments: 0; Added: 02-21-2006)

http://www.myhomeremedies.com - Details

Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States 3.7

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.

(Clicks: 739; Comments: 0; Added: 06-08-2006)

http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/HispanicHealth/Courses/mod7/mod7.html - Details

Cultural Diversity, Alternative Medicine, & Folk Medicine 4.4

Treatise prepared by a Penn State College of Medicine professor on the importance of recognizing cultural diversity of health beliefs and practices.

(Clicks: 2,715; Comments: 0; Added: 11-07-2006)

http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/medicine.html - Details

Pascalite, Inc. 2.6

Discusses history and benefits of pascalite clay and provides a method to order pascalite.

(Clicks: 3,208; Comments: 0; Added: 08-04-2006)

http://www.pascalite.ca - Details