Folk Medicine Resources and References
Folk Medicine - Bordering the Future - Brief description on folk healing medicine in the Texas.
Folk Medicine - Referenced articled about the history of folk medicine and practices still in use.
Lithuanian Folk Medicine - Includes sections describing the concept of health and illness, determination of illness, doctors and cures.
Medicine Women - Offers culture of folk medicine and faith healing and how it affected her perception of modern medicine.
Ozarkian and Haitian Folk Medicine - Monograph with references describing the similarities between folkloric beliefs.
Folk Medicine: UCLA Folklore Archive Resource - Includes searchable database by keyword, usage, condition, belief, date, region or ethnicity of origin.
The Vinegar Website - Folk uses, medicinal qualities, home remedies, history, and beauty and household uses of vinegar.
Handbook of Texas Online: Folk Medicine - Referenced article describing beliefs and practices on Folk Medicine.
Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States - Hispanic folkloric beliefs and the importance of considering such beliefs during standard medical treatment.
RussianFoods.com - Folk Medicine - Includes suggestions for colds, constipation, toothache, insomnia, headache and breakdown as well as links to the full Russian cooking archive.
Rhizophora mangle L - Information and resource of folk medicine, chemistry, description, cultivation, harvesting, yields and economics, energy and references.
Ricinus communis - Information on the castorbean plant, its uses, folk medicine, chemistry, toxicity, description, distribution, ecology and cultivation.
Anacardium occidentale - Information on the cashew including its uses, folk medicine, toxicity, chemistry, ecology and cultivation.
Midwives and Maternity Care in the Ancient World - Analysis of obstetrics, childbirth, folk medicine and neonatal care.
Folklore Society - Devoted to the study of traditional arts and crafts, customs, beliefs and folk medicine.