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FREE FOLK MEDICINE PDF D. C. Jarvis | 115 pages | 01 Jul 1991 | Random House USA Inc | 9780449208809 | English | New York, United States Folk Medicine | Definition of Folk Medicine by Merriam-Webster Magic and witchcraft played an important role here. In these societies, where witchcraft and religious beliefs were of great importance, disease and health were explained by external factors penetrating and harming the body. Consequently, in traditional societies opinions on disease and health were Folk Medicine as a part of folk culture. For this reason, practices related to this issue are the realm of anthropology, ethnology and sociology, while technical analysis falls under the disciplines of medicine and pharmacology. Folk medicine is different rather then to modern medicine. Traditional medicine lives among the people as a part of their culture. In traditional societies, any information about a disease is shared by others. This information is passed through the generations. People learn popular medicine in the same way and they learn other cultural components. Popular medicine perfectly harmonizes with cultural components. In most cases, the patient either recovers or dies. If he gets well, it is believed that the method of treatment used was a valid one, and this method becomes permanent. However, the death of the patient does not mean that the method of treatment method was unsuitable, only that the patient was beyond its Folk Medicine. The main difference between modern medicine and traditional medicine is the causes of disease. While modern medicine tries to explain the causes Folk Medicine disease by germ theory, traditional medicine, which also accepts the existence of germs, explains disease by magical and supernatural events. The traditional medicine still present today is the sum of diagnosis and treatment which people have recourse to in underdeveloped or developing countries where modern medical facilities Folk Medicine not exist or because of Folk Medicine religious beliefs. The main reason for traditional medicine's acceptability can be Folk Medicine by the fact that beliefs change very slowly. In Turkey, especially in conservative communities, we still can see examples of traditional medicine, although fewer than formerly. People who have methods of treatment of their own are known as ''old women'' in Turkey, and are in fact Folk Medicine physicians. Their medicines known as old woman's medicine sometimes have a positive efffect on disease and sometimes don't. These experienced people learn treatment methods from their parents, and try to cure diseases by using their own drugs based Folk Medicine animal, vegetable and mineral Folk Medicine. Most of them apply treatment in their own homes, while others treat patients in laces which can be considered ''folk hospitals. These medicinal plants and herbs are commonly used in Turkey. Some of these are Folk Medicine popular Folk Medicine people and are often used in homes, while others can only be recognized and Folk Medicine by folk physicians. There has been considerable research into these medicianal plants and drugs, and large numbers of publications about them issued by faculties of pharmacology. Forms and lengths of treatment in folk and modern medicine are sometimes quite similar. For example asprin used as a painkiller appeared as a development of quinine and cocaine, which had been used by folk medicine for a long time. In the same way, research has proved that some herbs used in folk medicine were really effective in curing disease. In general, we can say that modern and folk medicine interact with each other. While focusing on the causes of disease, modern medicine benefits from folk medicine in order to improve the range of treatments available. Also, folk medicine uses every opportunity to benefit from developments in modern medicine. Within this framework, in some cases folk medicine has given way to pharmacological drugs. However, some people do not trust modern medicine in cases like the evil eye or when someone is under the influence of an evil spirit. Both folk and modern medicine are used in some diseases, like asthma or to deal with heart problems. Cancer and other diseases which requires Folk Medicine surgeon are totally left to modern medicine. As a result, in conservative regions, the attitudes of residents towards disease are shaped by cultural factors. Contacts with big cities, and the availability of transport also enhance the tendency towards modern medicine. This tendency is most commonly seen in the young. Whether educated or not, rich or poor, some people still use folk medicine for specific diseases, and visits to shrines and folk methods of dealing with fractures or dislocations can still be observed. If ice is not available, the wound is washed with cold water or mud is smeared on it. High Temperatures a A towel is moistened with vinegar and pressed onto the brow, neck, hands, feet and the whole body. Asthma A pigeon egg Folk Medicine consumed Folk Medicine morning for 40 days as the first meal of the day. Aches a The leaf of a black cabbage is heated and placed on the affected area. This operation is repeated Folk Medicine. This operation continues a few times a day. The affected areas covered with this cream. This operation goes on for three or four days. Sore Feet Unrefined salt is Folk Medicine in hot water, and the feet are washed in this solution for ten minutes. Sprains An onion is mashed with either salt or olives and placed on the sprained area. Headaches a A potato is cut into slices and coffee sprinkled on them. These slices are placed on the forehead. Folk Medicine a Linen seeds are mashed with sugar and eaten. Tonsilitis The throat is Folk Medicine with a piece of cotton with pepper and grain alcohol. Kidney Stones a Medlar leaves are boiled and drunk as tea. This continues until the stone is ejected. Nosebleeds The shell of an egg is burned till it becomes ash. The victims breaths in this ash when his or her nose starts to bleed. Haemorrhoids a Garlic is rubbed on every morning. Dolman Okra is cooked in milk and placed on the finger. Flu Mint and dried linden Folk Medicine are boiled with lemon and drunk as tea. Sty Garlic is rubbed on the sty. Diarrhea a Diarrhea will end if a glass of soda pop Folk Medicine an asprin inside is drunk. Cancer In summer fresh and in winter dry stinging nettles are boiled and drunk as tea every morning before breakfast. Parotitis The patient eats red halvah a sweet prepared with sesame oil, various cereals and syrup and fat is rubbed on the ears. Swollen stomach A mixture of vinegar and bran is heated, and the stomach covered with the mixture. Calcification The patient uses fish Folk Medicine for calcified areas. Earache A little leek water is poured into Folk Medicine ear. Dog Bites The bite is covered with a bread poultice. Stomachache a The patient drinks milk with honey. Eczema a Eggplant is cooked in hot ashes and mixed with powdered henna. The ointment Folk Medicine placed on the affected area and covered with a clean towel. Shortness of Breath a Stingling nettle tea is drunk every day. A small hole is opened in the radish and a cup put under it. The patient eats the honey that flows out after waiting for a night. Coughs a The patient drinks a spoonful of honey mixed with a spoonful of lemon juice Folk Medicine morning for a few days. Heat Folk Medicine Dry Folk Medicine tail is heated and the ashes rubbed onto the affected parts of Folk Medicine body. Rheumatism a The patient eats a mixture of mashed chestnuts and sugar. Once the temparature of the water has gone down to an appropriate level, the patient climbs inside the cauldron and waits for an hour. This application is repeated for a few days. The patient climbs inside the cauldron and remains in it for an hour. He repeats this procedure for a few days. Hair For healthy hair and to avoid baldness, vine stems are chopped in the spring time. The liquid that drips from these stems is collected in a bottle and the hair washed with it. Jaundice The patient's Folk Medicine or chest is scratched with a razor blade. Backache a A strong massage is applied using a cup. This is covered with a perforated newspaper and a towel, and the patient spends the night like this. The operation is frequently repeated. Malaria A small herb with pink flowers known as "malaria weed" is boiled and drunk as tea. Cuts and Boils a The Folk Medicine or boil is covered with poaceae, if this is not not available, cabbage leaves or tomatoes may also be used. Bites by Poisonous Animals The head of a match is Folk Medicine and this is rubbed on the affected part. Folk Medicine | Folk medicine represents part of the folk culture, when we first think about the rural culture with characteristic of the rural population in the pre- industrial period. The difference between official and folk medicine is manifested in Folk Medicine education, knowledge and social status of those practicing folk medicine as well as their patients. The most common ways of treating were the treatment by use of herbs, magic and treatments based on religious beliefs. In addition to many herbalists, quacks and religious officials who treated the patients with records, there were also spells, i. Each village had at least one person who practiced this type of treatment. The Folk Medicine extensive health service of the Franciscans since their arrival in Bosnia in was the decadent era of Turkish rule, mostly from the 17 th century until the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Most of the ljekarusa are hand-printed booklets, for some it Folk Medicine known the time and place of creation, and less often the author of the text.

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