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"American Folk Medicine" is based on authentic sources, including medicinal recipes handed down through individual families, and recipes dug out of out-of-print medical texts, home encyclopedias and cookbooks. Arranged alphabetically according to ailment, the remedies are used to treat everything from asthma, flu and cramps to bed-wetting, weight reduction and warts. This is the most complete collection ever published on the subject.

Some quotes from the rear cover of this 347 page book: "Nothing like this valuable collection has been brought together before. A collection like this deserves wide reading; it raises many intriguing questions for historians and for all those in the health fields." "This intriguing and informative volume contains twenty-six papers presented before a Conference on American Folk Medicine held in 1973. The papers range in time from the dawn of consciousness to present, most treating recent and contemporary practices; in geography from Canada to South America, most centering within the United States; in cultural group from Amish to Cajun to Jamaican to Mexican American, the largest single category focusing on American Indian medicine; in theme from the madstone to the mole, from the birthmark to the balmyard, the variety too rich to credit properly here." "Until the publication of this book, no attempt had been made to provide the student of folk medicine with a collection of diverse approaches to topics in the discipline. This is a seminal work within the realm of the major genre of folklore, and might well be understood as being a useful mirror of contemporary folkloristics."

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The bucolic scene on our scarf is borrowed from a spectacularly upholstered easy chair in The Met collection. Easy chairs-with their downy cushions and wings on which to rest the head-were often made for the elderly or infirm. This chair, dated 1758 and inscribed by one Caleb Gardner (American, died 1761), is exemplary for its elaborate Irish-stitch needlework and remarkable condition.

The Early American 22 in. Surface Mount Medicine Cabinet in White features a swing door and beveled mirror for a fashionable but functional bathroom accessory. With features such as adjustable glass shelves, mirrored door back and detailed moldings, this furnishing is certain to make a statement in any bath in the house. The cabinet is simple to install with a surface-mount setup and can make a great addition to powder rooms, master baths or even as over-toilet storage. Material: Composite.

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William Debilzan has achieved the American dream of being recognized in the fine art community as a world-renowned trendsetting, contemporary artist. Even though Bill had never before been exposed to fine art schooling, Bill's passion for unique fashion and creativity while incorporating explosive colors, textures, and personal storylines has ultimately led him through great wonders, opportunities, and the satisfaction of bringing a special message of life, love, and passion. Although Bill's unique figures are quite obscure, they do take on a personality of their own by stance, gesture, and the environments in which Bill creates. Expanding on his abstract expressions of environments and global destinations, Bill's portfolio also offers a huge variety of imagery ranging from symbolic icons, trending typography, beautiful cityscapes, and natural settings and nuances from around the world. Bill has come full circle in sharing his creative passion for love, meaningful relationships, and beautiful designs of art and graphic imagery to bring happiness, pleasure, and bliss to the soul. We have beautifully reproduced Bill's artwork on our gallery-wrapped canvases. Each high-quality canvas is professionally wrapped around special artist-grade stretcher bars, which give these canvases a 2 in. depth. Mounting hardware is included - just take it out of the box and it's ready to hang. Color: Multi Color.

William Debilzan has achieved the American dream of being recognized in the fine art community as a world-renowned trendsetting, contemporary artist. Even though Bill had never before been exposed to fine art schooling, Bill's passion for unique fashion and creativity while incorporating explosive colors, textures, and personal storylines has ultimately led him through great wonders, opportunities, and the satisfaction of bringing a special message of life, love, and passion. Although Bill's unique figures are quite obscure, they do take on a personality of their own by stance, gesture, and the environments in which Bill creates. Expanding on his abstract expressions of environments and global destinations, Bill's portfolio also offers a huge variety of imagery ranging from symbolic icons, trending typography, beautiful cityscapes, and natural settings and nuances from around the world. Bill has come full circle in sharing his creative passion for love, meaningful relationships, and beautiful designs of art and graphic imagery to bring happiness, pleasure, and bliss to the soul. We have beautifully reproduced Bill's artwork on our gallery-wrapped canvases. Each high-quality canvas is professionally wrapped around special artist-grade stretcher bars, which give these canvases a 2 in. depth. Mounting hardware is included - just take it out of the box and it's ready to hang. Color: Multi Color.

Descriptions of natural remedies for a variety of common human and domestic-animal ailments are supplemented by bits of New England folk wisdom

In the first comprehensive exploration of the history and practice of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony Cavender melds folklore, medical anthropology, and Appalachian history and draws extensively on oral histories and archival sources from the nineteenth century to the present. He provides a complete tour of ailments and folk treatments organized by body systems, as well as information on medicinal plants, patent medicines, and magico-religious beliefs and practices. He investigates folk healers and their methods, profiling three living practitioners: an herbalist, a faith healer, and a Native American healer. The book also includes an appendix of botanicals and a glossary of folk medical terms.Demonstrating the ongoing interplay between mainstream scientific medicine and folk medicine, Cavender challenges the conventional view of southern Appalachia as an exceptional region isolated from outside contact. His thorough and accessible study reveals how Appalachian folk medicine encompasses such diverse and important influences as European and Native American culture and America's changing medical and health-care environment. In doing so, he offers a compelling representation of the cultural history of the region as seen through its health practices.

A compilation of old-fashioned remedies, based on interviews with senior citizens throughout New England and New York, provides a portrait of North East America at the turn of the century and a tribute to the ingenuity of a generation.

Polish Herbs, Flowers & Folk Medicine captures the unique history of the plant life once essential to the Polish people. It leads the reader on a guided tour through monastery, castle, and cottage gardens, providing details on the history and healing powers of over one hundred herbs and flowers. Beautiful line drawings and woodcuts illustrate the garden patterns and various plants important to Polish tradition.Home remedies for everything from weight loss to arthritis, relaxants to rejuvenators, and heartache to heartburn are noted in the over 50 herbal recipes listed throughout the book. Ms. Knab provides balms for ailments such as stress, insomnia, slow metabolism, perspiring feet, limp hair, and oily skin. Also suggested are tasty soups, liqueurs, and vinegars appealing to more than just the healers among us. Recipes include: Homemade Benedictine, Elderberry Syrup, Herb Butter, and Sirloin with Tarragon.

In the first comprehensive exploration of the history and practice of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony Cavender melds folklore, medical anthropology, and Appalachian history and draws extensively on oral histories and archival sources from the nineteenth century to the present. He provides a complete tour of ailments and folk treatments organized by body systems, as well as information on medicinal plants, patent medicines, and magico-religious beliefs and practices. He investigates folk healers and their methods, profiling three living practitioners: an herbalist, a faith healer, and a Native American healer. The book also includes an appendix of botanicals and a glossary of folk medical terms.Demonstrating the ongoing interplay between mainstream scientific medicine and folk medicine, Cavender challenges the conventional view of southern Appalachia as an exceptional region isolated from outside contact. His thorough and accessible study reveals how Appalachian folk medicine encompasses such diverse and important influences as European and Native American culture and America's changing medical and health-care environment. In doing so, he offers a compelling representation of the cultural history of the region as seen through its health practices.

In addition to giving thousands of household hints the author also adds his common sense comments on diseases, food, pets, and life

Charles C Thomas: 1981. Octavo. Hardcover with a dust jacket. First edition. Some foxing and soiling to the top and fore edges of the text block. The list of contributors at the beginning of the book has been marked with pen and contains marginalia, but the rest of the text block is free of markings. Unclipped dust jacket has some discoloration. Book and jacket are both in good condition.

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A wide-ranging compilation on the materia medica of the ordinary people of Britain and North America, comparing practices in both places.· Over 200 A–Z entries on all aspects of folk medicine from asthma and childbirth to poultice and warts· Primary source documents from a variety of public archives and private collections· Illustrations of plant, animal, and mineral sources for folk remedies· Complete and extensive end-of-entry references

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Excerpt from the Introduction: It was my privilege and pleasure in the spring of 1930 to record the following data on native medical practices and folk beliefs as dictated by Wi-tapanoxwe, "Walks With Daylight," a Delaware Indian of Dewey, Oklahoma. Wi-tapanoxwe was retained as an informant for some months in Philadelphia with the aid of funds provided, in part, by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission. The material presented herein is offered not as a complete and exhaustive study of the curing practices and plant lore of the Delaware Indians but as the theories, practices, and beliefs of one practitioner - information for the most part to be regarded as personally property bequeathed to the informant by certain members of his family or revealed to him in dreams. There are, however, incorporated in these notes descriptions of certain observances of a more general nature which represent the common property of the tribe. To much that has been written giving actual data on the pharmacology of various tribes in North America, the collection of Delaware material presented here will prove a helpful addition.

"A fascinating book by a distinguished Vermont physician."NEW YORK DAILY NEWSFor centuries the vigorous and healthy families of Vermont have passed down simple commonsense home remedies for all sorts of common aches and pains, from one generation to the next. Dr. Jarvis spent years practicing medicine in the Green Mountains and observed the natural wonders of Vermont folk medicine. He shares that wisdom in this helpful book in order to help you: burn body fat and decrease body weight, improve sleep and overcome chronic fatigue, reduce high blood pressure, and much more.