Mountain Folk Remedies

Author : Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780307948281

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Mountain Folk Remedies by Foxfire Fund, Inc. Pdf

Beginning with an illustrated guide to the herbs and roots used in traditional Appalachian healing, “Mountain Folk Remedies” is a fascinating collection of historic remedies ranging from the practical (burdock tea will help aching feet) to the magical (carrying a buckeye in your pocket will help lessen arthritis). Foxfire has brought the philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers, teaching creative self-sufficiency and preserving the stories, crafts, and customs of Appalachia. Inspiring and practical, this classic series has become an American institution. In July 2016, Vintage Shorts celebrates Foxfire's 50th Anniversary.

Author : Jake Richards
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781633412347

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Ossman & Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing by Jake Richards Pdf

A long-treasured but forgotten classic of folk healing, with an introduction and commentary by the author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil. Ossman & Steel’s Guide to Health or Household Instructor (its original title) is a collection of spells, remedies, and charms. The book draws from the old Pennsylvania Dutch and German powwow healing practices that in turn helped shape Appalachian folk healing, conjure, rootwork, and many folk healing traditions in America. Jake Richards, author of Backwoods Witchcraft and Doctoring the Devil, puts these remedies in context, with practical advice for modern-day “backwoods” healers interested to use them today. The first part contains spells and charms for healing wounds, styes, broken bones, maladies, and illnesses of all sorts. The second part includes other folk remedies using ingredients based on sympathetic reasoning, including sulfuric acid, gunpowder, or other substances for swelling, toothache, headache, and so on. These remedies are presented here for historic interest, to help better understand how folk medicine evolved in America. It is Jake Richard’s hope that reintroducing this work will reestablish its position as a useful household helper in the library of every witch or country healer.

Author : D. C. Jarvis
Publisher : Pan Macmillan Adult MM
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-01
Category : Folk medicine
ISBN : 0330489682

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Folk Medicine by D. C. Jarvis Pdf

Dr D.C. Jarvis lived and practised among hardy Vermont mountain folk for over 50 years. As a result of his study of their way of life and their approach to diet and time-honoured folk medicine, he offers a novel theory for treating and preventing a range of diseases using the simplest ingredients.

Author : Anthony Cavender
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781469617398

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Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia by Anthony Cavender Pdf

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.

Author : Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1972-02-17
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780385073530

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The Foxfire Book by Foxfire Fund, Inc. Pdf

First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions. This classic debut volume of the acclaimed series covers a diverse array of crafts and practical skills, including log cabin building, hog dressing, basketmaking, cooking, fencemaking, crop planting, hunting, and moonshining, as well as a look at the history of local traditions like snake lore and faith healing.

Author : Darryl Patton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medicinal plants
ISBN : 0966911717

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Mountain Medicine by Darryl Patton Pdf

Author : DeForest Clinton Jarvis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Medicine
ISBN : OCLC:317290182

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Folk Medicine by DeForest Clinton Jarvis Pdf

Author : Jean Marlowe
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-29
Category : Herbs
ISBN : 1432772759

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Smoky Mountain Secrets by Jean Marlowe Pdf

Just as Horrace Kepharts Camping and Woodcraft gave a how-to-guide for outdoorsman, Jean Marlowes "Smoky Mountain Secrets" gives readers an easy to follow tutorial of how, for generations, the Cherokee and Appalachian settlers used the plentiful natural plants of this great land for all kinds of ailments and treatments. Many of the medicines today, albeit chemical versions, are still derived from the knowledge of what our ancestors learned years ago. Many of the folks in Western North Carolina still use the remedies that Miss Marlowe has compiled into this concise book plus Jean takes it a step further and shares traditions that were passed down to her with instructions and guidance on how to best prepare, care for and transform these natural herbs into medicinal use. In addition to these wonderful writings, Ms. Marlowe has also dedicated much of her life and time to advocating for patients rights to treat themselves with the natural medicines provided by our Creator. This is something that Jean believes so passionately in that she has made sacrifices that many of us could not imagine. Jean not only possesses the wisdom and knowledge but also the courage to fight for the beliefs that were instilled upon her from a young age. I am so thankful for Jeans vision and look forward to her continued journey down this path of bringing awareness to the insights that our ancestors learned generations ago. Once you get a chance to know Jean and her writings, I think you will agree. Kevin & Ann Beauchesne, Bryson City, NC.

Author : Anne McIntyre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995-03-08
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1550136119

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Folk Remedies for Common Ailments by Anne McIntyre Pdf

FOLK REMEDIES FOR COMMON AILMENTS, offers traditional remedies that have been passed down from generations . This book will provide you with inexpensive healing ingredients for you and your family.

Author : Gerald Milnes
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 1572335777

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Signs, Cures, & Witchery by Gerald Milnes Pdf

The persecution of Old World German Protestants and Anabaptists in the seventeenth century--following debilitating wars, the Reformation, and the Inquisition-- brought about significant immigration to America. Many of the immigrants, and their progeny, settled in the Appalachian frontier. Here they established a particularly old set of religious beliefs and traditions based on a strong sense of folk spirituality. They practiced astrology, numerology, and other aspects of esoteric thinking and left a legacy that may still be found in Appalachian folklore today. Based in part on the author's extensive collection of oral histories from the remote highlands of West Virginia, Signs, Cures, and Witchery; German Appalachian Folklore describes these various occult practices, symbols, and beliefs; how they evolved within New World religious contexts; how they arrived on the Appalachian frontier; and the prospects of those beliefs continuing in the contemporary world. By concentrating on these inheritances, Gerald C. Milnes draws a larger picture of the German influence on Appalachia. Much has been written about the Anglo-Celtic, Scots-Irish, and English folkways of the Appalachian people, but few studies have addressed their German cultural attributes and sensibilities. Signs, Cures, and Witchery sheds startling light on folk influences from Germany, making it a volume of tremendous value to Appalachian scholars, folklorists, and readers with an interest in Appalachian folklife and German American studies.

Author : Jay Heinrichs,Dorothy Behlen Heinrichs
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781602399730

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Home Remedies from a Country Doctor by Jay Heinrichs,Dorothy Behlen Heinrichs Pdf

Offers simple and effective healing techniques from New England country doctors, with natural remedies for aches, pains, infections, allergies, and other common problems.

Author : Phyllis D. Light
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781623171575

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Southern Folk Medicine by Phyllis D. Light Pdf

This practical and easy-to-understand guide to the plant wisdom of Southern and Appalachian folk medicine reveals the history and practices of this unique herbal tradition This book is the first to describe the history, folklore, assessment methods, and remedies of Southern and Appalachian Folk Medicine—the only system of folk medicine, other than Native American, that developed in the United States. One of the system's last active practitioners, Phyllis D. Light has studied and worked with herbs, foods, and other healing techniques for more than thirty years. In everyday language, she explains how Southern and Appalachian Folk Medicine was passed down orally through the generations by herbalists and healers who cared for people in their communities with the natural tools on hand. Drawing from Greek, Native American, African, and British sources, this uniquely American folk medicine combines what is useful and practical from many traditions to create an energetic system that is coherent and valuable today.

Author : Alma R. Hutchens
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1992-11-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834824225

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A Handbook of Native American Herbs by Alma R. Hutchens Pdf

The author of ‘the bible on herbalism’ returns with a portable guide on North American medicinal herbs—for the professional and amateur herbalist alike Based on the now-classic reference text Indian Herbalogy of North America, this illustrated pocket guide is the perfect companion for those eager to expand their knowledge of herbal healing. Through detailed descriptions and illustrations, Alma R. Hutchens walks readers through: • 125 of the most useful medicinal herbs found in North America, and their uses • How to create herbal remedies for common ailments • The herbal traditions of North America and other lands Entries include staples of folk medicine such as echinacea and slippery elm as well as common kitchen herbs—from parsley to thyme to pepper—whose tonic and healing properties are less widely known.

Author : Lelord Kordel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Traditional medicine
ISBN : 0860090515

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Natural Folk Remedies by Lelord Kordel Pdf

Author : Briana Wiles
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781604696547

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Mountain States Medicinal Plants by Briana Wiles Pdf

“A practical guide to using medicinal herbs as well as a powerful reminder of our reciprocal relationship with the natural world.” —Rosalee de la Forêt, author of Alchemy of Herbs In Mountain States Medicinal Plants, Briana Wiles is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 120 of the region’s most powerful wild plants. You’ll learn how to safely and ethically forage and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round. Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers, naturalists, and herbalists in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and northern Nevada.