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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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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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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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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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Health 911 - Folk Remedies - http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_indx.htm
Alphabetical listing of ailments, their causes and cures. |
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Safe Natural Cures - More Than Home Remedies - http://www.lacetoleather.com/safnatcur.html
Suggests remedies for common problems such as stuffy noses, yeast infections, athlete's foot and hiccups. |
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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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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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A Brief Note Regarding Campa Medical Practices - http://www.jqjacobs.net/writing/ethnomed.html
Describes the author's experiences with Campa Indian remedies in the Amazon River Basin. |
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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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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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International Home Remedy Secrets - http://www.geocities.com/homeremedysecrets/
Traditional treatments for ailments ranging from acne to vomiting. |
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Herpes Relief - http://www.geocities.com/herpes_relief2002/
Describes home remedies for relief from the symptoms of herpes naturally, from a fellow sufferer. |
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The Vinegar Website - http://vinegar.faithweb.com
Folk uses, medicinal qualities, home remedies, history, and beauty and household uses of vinegar. |
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Folk Medicine - Bordering the Future - http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/ch08/folk.html
Brief commentary on folk healing in the Texas border regions. |
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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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India Parenting: Home Remedies - http://www.indiaparenting.com/homeremedies/
Cures for common childhood ailments and link to information about traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine. |
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Pediatric Oncall - Home-Made Remedies - http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/HomeRemedies/HomeRemedies.asp
Indian traditional treatments for common childhood ailments. |
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Warts - http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/East_Texas_all_things_historical/Bowman_Warts_82000.htm
Archived article from the east Texas weekly newspaper column All Things Historical. Describes remedies the author experienced in childhood and lists cures for warts. |
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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. |