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Folk Healing, Alternative, and Parallel Medicines
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/history/histories/folk.html
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: UCLA Folklore Archive Resource
http://www.folkmed.ucla.edu
Includes searchable database by keyword, usage, condition, belief, date, region or ethnicity of origin.

Cultural Diversity, Alternative Medicine, & Folk Medicine
http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/medicine.html
Treatise prepared by a Penn State College of Medicine professor on the importance of recognizing cultural diversity of health beliefs and practices.

Folk Medicine
http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvhs1041.html
Referenced article by a home healthcare nurse from West Virginia about the history of folk medicine and practices still in use.

Skin Cancer Treatment Alternative Using Topical Pancreatin Enzymes
http://www.topicalinfo.org
Describes home remedy using a popular contact lens cleaning solution mixed with aloe vera gel.

Healing Hands
http://www.nps.gov/bibe/curandro.htm
National Park Service article describing the traditional folk medicine in use near the Big Bend Region along the Texas-Mexico border.

Handbook of Texas Online: Folk Medicine
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/FF/sdf1.html
Referenced article describing beliefs and practices among the Anglo, Mexican and Black cultures in Texas.

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.

International Home Remedy Secrets
http://www.geocities.com/homeremedysecrets/
Traditional treatments for ailments ranging from acne to vomiting.

Traditional Health, Medicine and Healing
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/health.html
Describes the practices of the Alaska Native people and their applicability today. Includes reports, articles and resources.

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.

Music As Folk Medicine
http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/WFAE/reviews/folkmedicine.html
Describes the therapeutic use of music in holistic healing.

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.

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.

Folk Medicine
http://www.ves.k12.nf.ca/culture/medicine.htm
Plant drawings, common ailments and remedies by a Newfoundland fifth-grade class.

Folk Medicine, Amish and Swiss-Pennsylvania German
http://www.mhsc.ca/encyclopedia/contents/F656ME.html
Canadian Mennonite Encyclopedia article describing 18th and 19th century remedies and the proliferation of folk healing among Amish and Mennonite cultures.

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.

The Folk Medicine Forum
http://www.alt-med-ed.com/practices/folkmed.htm
Discusses alternative and complementary medicine. Includes chat room, message board and newsletter.

Health 911 - Folk Remedies
http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_indx.htm
Alphabetical listing of ailments, their causes and cures.

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.

Honey for the Treatment of Infections
http://members.tripod.com/~Bee_Mann/honey1.html
Discusses the history of honey's medicinal use, recent research and antibiotic and antifungal properties.

Old Folk-Home Remedies To Relieve Arthritis And Rheumatism
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/arthritis.html
Description of the illness and list of treatments.

Wind Spirit Teachings
http://www.bornslaves.com/lench.html
Outlines Native American belief that wellness is the complete integration of mind, body and spirit. Includes information about desert walks, personal wellness plans and workshops.

Traditions in Western Herbal Medicine
http://www.viable-herbal.com/herbology/herbs34.htm
Introduction and description of several traditions that have contributed toward medicinal resources in North America. Includes references.

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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