For generations, Brazilians have turned to a colorful garden plant to soothe aching joints, trusting experience long before ...

Researchers are studying Cajun and Creole folk medicine to see if it could be used in modern medicine, which begs the question — can medicine go retro? On a piece of land along Louisiana’s Atchafalaya ...

a story about how Norwegian home remedies were used to help save a young immigrant from losing his foot. The year was 1863. Mikkel Lokkensgaard was climbing into the attic of the family's cabin in ...

Using herbs native to the region, Appalachian folk medicine is very much alive today. Its healing practices have trickled down from mountain folk to modern mainstream providers. “Herbal medicine has ...

Not only can beliefs in cures based on folklore – such as traditional Chinese medicine – lead one to use ineffective or dangerous nostrums, they can also have a profound effect on the wildlife that's ...

“21st Century Herbalists” by Jesse Wolf Hardin is a tome of tales to awaken and inspire, all from renowned and regional herbalists. No matter the path chosen, 21st Century Herbalists (Self-Published, ...

The following is a family story from my wife’s friend, Janice, whose father lived in Ojai during the 1918 flu pandemic. The 1918 Spanish flu/swine flu was by far the most deadly disease in history, ...

I had an interesting conversation with the young medical anthropologist and columnist, Gideon Lasco, the other day. He had done research on folk medicine, and I hope it will get published soon. Our ...

Modern medicine has its roots in old-fashioned folk medicine. Today though, modern medicine feels pretty distant from whatever folk traditions have stuck around, and it's easy to assume they don't ...