Folk Medicine
Links
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.
Menopause answers, symptoms, latest treatment, information
http://www.menopauseanswers4u.com
Menopauseanswers4u, Maca is emerging as the preferred alternative for treating menopausal symptoms. Read our site to make an informed decision about your health.
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.
Music As Folk Medicine
http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/WFAE/reviews/folkmedicine.html
Describes the therapeutic use of music in holistic healing.
My Home Remedies
A forum where readers can submit their own home remedies as well as rate and comment on others' submissions.
Old Folk-Home Remedies To Relieve Arthritis And Rheumatism
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/arthritis.html
Description of the illness and list of treatments.
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.
Pascalite, Inc.
Discusses history and benefits of pascalite clay and provides a method to order pascalite.
Pediatric Oncall - Home-Made Remedies
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/HomeRemedies/HomeRemedies.asp
Indian traditional treatments for common childhood ailments.
Philippine Alternative Medicine
http://www.stuartxchange.com/AltMed.html
A study of various alternative medicines in the Philippines.