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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania's Anthracite Region, 1880-2000 Karol K. Weaver While much has been written about immigrant traditions, music, food culture, folklore, and other aspects of ethnic identity, little attention has been given to the study of medical culture, until now… OL16262739W
Listen for Rachel Listen for Rachel Lou Kassem Moving up into the mountains of Tennessee introduces Rachel to a possible calling, as she learns about folk medicine from a local healer, until the Civil War divides the family loyalties and brings r… OL16480616W
Traditional medicine Traditional medicine Steven B. Kayne This is a contributed text on traditional medicines throughout the world. Over one-third of the population in developing countries lack access to essential medicines. The provision of safe and effect… OL16945405W
Fluent bodies Fluent bodies Jean M. Langford Fluent Bodies examines the modernization of the indigenous healing practice, Ayurveda, in India. Combining contemporary ethnography with a study of key historical moments as glimpsed through early-tw… OL16983028W
Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America James A. Duke Green pharmacy OL1820482W
Herbal cures Herbal cures D. A. Patil In Indian context. OL19855095W
Lechenie zabolevaniĭ nervnoĭ sistemy Lechenie zabolevaniĭ nervnoĭ sistemy Vladimir Ėtkin Alternative popular treatment of diseases of nervous system and mental disorders. OL28762898W
Medicines from nature Medicines from nature Peggy Thomas Discusses how we have learned from traditional healers around the world about the medicinal value of substances from nature. OL3350088W
Folk medicine Folk medicine D. C. Jarvis Folk medicine including the use of Apple Cider Vinegar OL5883402W
Dandelion, pokeweed, and goosefoot Dandelion, pokeweed, and goosefoot Elizabeth Schaeffer Describes the various plants used by the early settlers as food and medicine and includes recipes as well as instructions for making a garden, pressing plants, and dyeing cloth. OL6564031W
Knowledge of illness in a Sepik society Knowledge of illness in a Sepik society Gilbert Lewis Illness is a matter of concern in every society. Social responses to it depend both on the nature of the illness and on cultural interpretation of its significance. This study of the occurrence, reco… OL6816480W
Medical geography of Indian tribes Medical geography of Indian tribes S. K Tiwari Study with particular reference to Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. OL9089388W